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obelus
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OBELUS
Ob "e *lus, n.; pl. Obeli. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Print. )
Defn: A mark [thus ---, or ÷]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.
New American Oxford Dictionary
obelus
ob e lus |ˈäbələs ˈɑbələs | ▶noun ( pl. obeli |-ˌlī | ) 1 a symbol (†) used as a reference mark in printed matter, or to indicate that a person is deceased. Also called dagger. 2 a mark (– or ÷) used in ancient texts to mark a word or passage as spurious, corrupt, or doubtful. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek obelos ‘pointed pillar, ’ also ‘critical mark. ’
Oxford Dictionary
obelus
obelus |ˈɒb (ə )ləs | ▶noun ( pl. obeli |-lʌɪ, -liː | ) 1 a symbol (†) used as a reference mark in printed matter, or to indicate that a person is deceased. 2 a mark (– or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to mark a word or passage as spurious, corrupt or doubtful. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek obelos ‘pointed pillar ’, also ‘critical mark ’.
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