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A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.
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(rare, nonstandard) The at sign (@).
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(computing, rare, proscribed) Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
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(typography) Any of various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in 12), and strikethrough (as in Ⱥ), formerly (obsolete) including oblique marks such as the slash.
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A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word [since the 18th century]
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(computing, typography) The symbol ¦.
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(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.
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The symbol, typically a solid circle, that marks each item in a bulleted list.
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(typography) The caesura mark ‖ or ||.
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(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
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A symbol consisting of a point or dot surrounded by a circle (ʘ).
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(typography, obsolete) Synonym of colon ⟨:⟩.
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(informal) A typographic apostrophe.
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(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
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(typography, inexact) Any decimal mark, inclusive of commas, separatrices, etc.
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(typography, uncommon) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(typography) Synonym of slash as the forward slash ⟨/⟩ and sometimes also its proscribed sense inclusive of the backslash ⟨\⟩.
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(computing) Synonym of angle bracket
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The double dagger sign (‡).
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(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
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The typographical sign ‡ that is used to indicate a footnote or reference
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A typographical symbol: ‡, also called a double dagger.
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A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points.
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The typographical character ‖; a symbol composed of two closely spaced line-height vertical lines.
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A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted
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(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them, " . . . ", or, more recently, a single character, "…", used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible, or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues (e.g., 1, ..., 4 means 1, 2, 3, 4).
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(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)
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(typography) Alternative form of em dash [(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)]
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Alternative spelling of em dash [(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)]
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Alternative spelling of em dash [(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)]
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(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.
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(typography) Alternative form of en dash [(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.]
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Alternative spelling of en dash [(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.]
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(typography, graphic design) A typographic element that signals the end of an article. Often they are simple bullets, but they can also be intricate symbols.
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Alternative spelling of en dash [(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.]
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(typography) A typeface.
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The punctuation mark '‒' (used when a dash must be used in numbers).
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(typography, computing, rare) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩.
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(UK, typography) Synonym of forward slash.
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(typography, mathematics) The line separating the numerator from the denominator, whether horizontal, (sometimes proscribed) oblique, or diagonal.
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(typography) The slash variant ⟨⁄⟩ used for expressing fractions.
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(retronym, computing, nonstandard) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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Alternative spelling of front slash [(retronym, computing, nonstandard) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.]
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(Australia, Britain, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
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(typography, obsolete) Synonym of full stop or period ⟨.⟩.
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Alternative spelling of full stop. [(Australia, Britain, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).]
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(typography, very rare) The symbol ⸘ (an inverted superimposed exclamation point and question mark), used in place of ¡¿ in Spanish, Galician, and Leonese.
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(computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.
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(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
adj
(typography) Written with a circumflex ('^'). For example, â.
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(typography) A tone mark ( ̉) that indicates falling then rising tone in Vietnamese.
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(typography) The dash symbol (―) (used to introduce quoted text)
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The symbol -, used as a hyphen, a minus sign and a dash.
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A type of full stop (。) used in Chinese, Japanese and other languages that use Chinese-derived ideographs.
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(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
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(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
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A caret (^) that has been inverted.
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Alternative form of middot. [(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.]
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(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
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(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
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(typography slang) Synonym of em dash
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(typography slang) Alternative form of en dash [(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.]
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A circle that serves as a check mark in Japanese: ◯.
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Relating to an obelus or typographical dagger
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(historical) 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.
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(historical) 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.
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(typography, uncommon) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, sometimes (generally proscribed) inclusive of similar marks such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(chiefly US, typography) The hash or square symbol (#), used mainly in telephony and computing.
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A line placed above text; the character ‾.
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A tilde placed over another character.
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A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph; ¶; the pilcrow.
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(typography, obsolete) Synonym of parenthesis.
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(typography, obsolete) Synonym of full stop or period ⟨.⟩.
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A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
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(in dated typography) A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.
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(grammar) · (the Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English).
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(typography, historical) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩ in its former use as a form of comma.
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(typography, historical) Alternative form of scratch comma. [(typography, historical) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩ in its former use as a form of comma.]
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(typography) The proofreader's mark resembling a slash ⟨ / ⟩ or vertical bar ⟨ | ⟩ placed after a note in the margin to indicate that it should replace the item(s) struckthrough in the running text or to separate it from other margin notes.
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes (often proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(typography) Alternative form of slash mark. [(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.]
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(typography) strikethrough
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(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
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(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
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A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain.
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(typography) A vertical quotation mark, ", as distinguished from a curly quote.
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(typography) Synonym of ellipsis
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An apostrophe that has a curved, asymmetrical form, contrasted with the straight, vertically symmetrical typewriter apostrophe.
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To add a dot beneath a letter as a proofreading or diacritical mark.
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A tilde placed underneath a character.
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(computing, typography) The symbol |.
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The character "⋮". An ellipsis (three dots) vertically aligned. It is sometimes used to communicate the continuation of a list vertically as opposed to horizontally.
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(computing, typography) The vertical bar ⟨|⟩.
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(typography, UK, archaic) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
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(typography, rare) Synonym of virgule: a punctuation mark.
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(typography, obsolete or historical) A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨[[Unsupported titles/Vertical line||]]⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
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The character, 〜, that serves as a punctuation mark in Japanese.
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(typography, computing, slang) The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩.
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A symbol composed of two perpendicular lines (✗), especially when representing negation or lack of verification.
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