Home Dee Dee Word of the Day Word of the Day – Sept. 15 – AmpersandDee DeeWord of the DayWord of the Day – Sept. 15 – AmpersandBy Denise Dupra - September 15, 2015170Dee Dee – Word of the DayNoun: Ampersand (AM-per-sand)Definition: A character (&) that is used for the word “and”Sample sentence: The company coming out of this merger will have a name that combines elements of each of the original companies’ names with an ampersand.