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Definition of And

And

A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.

In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go.

It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.

If; though. See An, conj.

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And Translations

and in Afrikaans is en
and in Danish is og
and in Dutch is en
and in Finnish is ja
and in French is et
and in German is sowohl, und, und
and in Italian is e
and in Latin is quod, itaque
and in Norwegian is og
and in Portuguese is e
and in Spanish is y, e
and in Swedish is samt, och

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