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and \*n(d), (')an(d), usu *n(d) after t, d, s, or z, oft\ cj [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG until and]en *m after p or b, sometimes *n after k or g 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 obs 2: IF