noun
Etymology: swung + dash; from its reversal of direction
: a character ~ used in printing to conserve space by representing part or all of a previously spelled-out word
noun
Etymology: swung + dash; from its reversal of direction
: a character ~ used in printing to conserve space by representing part or all of a previously spelled-out word
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012