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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. | ||||||||
| 32% | 9 | A typographical mark that is often confused with a forward slash | ||||||
noun • The punctuation mark \. • Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /. verb • To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence. | ||||||||
| 31% | 5 | A typographical mark that is used to separate parts of a sentence. | ||||||
noun • a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence • anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing | ||||||||
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1 | A typographical mark that is often confused with a forward slash | |
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