and
conjunctionDefinition of and
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
—used as a function word to indicate connection or addition especially of items within the same class or type —used to join sentence elements of the same grammatical rank or function
2a
—used as a function word to express logical modification, consequence, antithesis, or supplementary explanation
b
—used as a function word to join one finite verb (such as go, come, try) to another so that together they are logically equivalent to an infinitive of purpose come and see me
4
—used in logic to form a conjunction
AND
nounDefinition of AND (Entry 2 of 2)
: a logical operator that requires both of two inputs to be present or two conditions to be met for an output to be made or a statement to be executed
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The first known use of and was before the 12th century
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