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amper¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.
noun ampers · ampor · nanberry · anbury · anberry · ambury
- A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
- A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.
amper²
noun ampers
- Abbreviation of ampersand While parseing an xml document( sax parser ), trying to replace ' | ' with ' & ' , it finds the pipe, but won't replace with amper.
Talk about this word "amper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amper "amper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amper.Cite this
@misc{amper_2026,
title = {amper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amper},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
