Ampersat
//ˈæm.pɚ.sæt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The at sign (@). rare
"Two weeks ago, Tim Nott asked what the @, the hub of the e-mail address, should be called. […] In the UK, Tim Gowens offered the highly logical "ampersat" and the art historian Frances Marks suggested "Van Gogh's ear"."
Example
More examples"Two weeks ago, Tim Nott asked what the @, the hub of the e-mail address, should be called. […] In the UK, Tim Gowens offered the highly logical "ampersat" and the art historian Frances Marks suggested "Van Gogh's ear"."
Etymology
Blend of ampersand + at.
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