obelus

English - Turkish

Definition of obelus in English Turkish dictionary

başvurma işareti

{i} başvurma işareti (yazı)

(isim) başvurma işareti (yazı)

English - English

Definition of obelus in English English dictionary

A dagger mark, †, often used to indicate a footnote

A mark, similar to – or ÷, used to indicate a written or printed passage

A mark [thus —, or ÷]; so called as resembling a needle

or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings

a mark, similar to - or ÷, used to indicate a written or printed passage

In old MSS

Related Terms

double obelus

A typographical symbol: ‡, also called a double dagger

Hyphenation

ob·e·lus

Etymology

[ -l&s ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek obelos spit, pointed pillar, obelus.