and/or. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

and/or

PRONUNCIATION:	ndôr
CONJUNCTION:	Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.
USAGE NOTE:	And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. Its use in general writing to mean “one or the other or both” is acceptable but can appear stilted. See Usage Note at or¹.


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