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Symbols Marking Spurious Passages In Old Manuscripts Crossword Clue

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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.

30%14Manuscripts used for reading the Gospel passages
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29%6 Writing style of old Latin manuscripts
adjective

• relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)

noun

• a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries

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