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OBELUS
Etymology
Noun
obelus (plural obeluses or obeli)
A mark (Ă·) 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.
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.
Anagrams
• Belous, Lobues, besoul, blouse, boules
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"e*lus, n.; pl. Obeli. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Print.)
Definition: A mark [thus ---, or Ă·]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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