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 Tirled.Tiryns. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Tiro’nian Sign (The).
 
The symbol (&) for “and” or the Latin et. Said to have been invented by Tullius Tiro, Cicero’s freed-man. (See MARKS IN GRAMMAR.)   1
 


 Tirled.Tiryns. 

 
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