OBELUS


Meaning of OBELUS in English

/ob"euh leuhs/ , n. , pl. obeli /-luy'/ .

a mark (- or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.

[ 1350-1400; ME obelós spit, pointed pillar ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .