OBELUS


Meaning of OBELUS in English

n. (pl. obeli) 1 a dagger-shaped reference mark in printed matter. 2 a mark (

or *!) used in ancient manuscripts to mark a word or passage, esp. as spurious.

[ L f. Gk obelos SPIT(2) ]

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