obelus

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  1. noun A mark (— or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to indicate a doubtful or spurious passage.
  2. noun Printing See obelisk.

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  1. Middle English, from Late Latin obelus, from Greek obelos, a spit, obelus.

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  1. from Late Latin obelus, an obelisk, from Greek ὀβελός, a spit, a pointed pillar, a mark used in writing (see def.). Cf. obolus.
 

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