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obelus

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Noun
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ob=e=lus

CIDE DICTIONARY

obelusn. [L., fr. Gr. 'obelo`s, prop., a spit.].
     A mark [thus 1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

obelus, 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.

Etymology
L f. Gk obelos SPIT(2)

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