Obelus
Word | OBELUS |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | ‖Ob e lus |
Pronunciations | /ˈɒbləs/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Obelus"
What do we mean by obelus?
A mark (— or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to indicate a doubtful or spurious passage. noun
A mark, so called from its resemblance to a spit, usually made like a dash, thus —, or like an obelisk, thus , and employed in ancient manuscripts to indicate a suspected passage or reading. noun
A mark thus —, or ÷; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings. noun
A mark (÷) used to represent division in mathematics. Also used to indicate a written or printed passage, and in ancient manuscripts to mark a word or passage as spurious or doubtful. noun
A dagger mark (†) used as a reference mark in printed matter, or to indicate that a person is deceased, often used to indicate a footnote. noun
A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
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