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and
and [and; ] unstressed [, ənd, ən, 'n]
conj.
[ME and, an < OE and, ond; akin to Ger und, OHG unti, OS endi, ON enn: the orig. meaning was “thereupon, then, next”]
1. in addition; also; as well as: used to join elements of similar syntactic structure [apples and pears; a red and white dress; he begged and borrowed]
2. plus; added to [6 and 2 equals 8]
3. but; yet; in contrast [vegetable oil is digestible and mineral oil is not]
4. then again; then in addition: used between two instances of the same word to express repetition or continuity [we talked and talked]
5. as a consequence or result [he told her and she wept]
6. then; following this [she drove to the store and bought groceries]
7. Informal to: used as a sign of the infinitive [try and understand]
8. as well as other kinds of: used between two instances of the same word to express difference in kind or quality [there are painters and painters, my friend]
9. Archaic then: used before a sentence [and it came to pass]
10. Obs. if And is also used correlatively with both, indicating inclusion of all of the items mentioned And is sometimes also used informally as a superfluous element connecting clauses in conversation

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