and \n(d), (')an(d), usu <\e>n(d) after t, d, s or z, often <\e>m after p or b, sometimes <\e> after k or g\ conj (bef. 12c) [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG unti and] 1 -- used as a function word to indicate connection or addition esp. of items within the same class or type; used to join sentence elements of the same grammatical rank or function 2 -- used as a function word to express logical modification, consequence, antithesis, or supplementary explanation 3 obs :IF 4 -- used in logic to form a conjunction -- and how \'and-'ha\ -- used to emphasize the preceding idea -- and so forth \n-'s-,frth, -,frth\ 1 :and others or more of the same or similar kind 2: further in the same or similar manner 3: and the rest 4: and other things -- and so on \n-'s-,n, -,n\: and so forth AND \'and\ n (1949) :a logical operator equivalent to the sentential connective and