obèle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- obelisk noun A tall, four-sided stone pillar that narrows to a pointed top, often built as a monument.
Senses
obèle is used for these senses in English:
- obelisk A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.
- obelus (historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
obelisk — full definition
- noun A tall, four-sided stone pillar that narrows to a pointed top, often built as a monument.
- noun A dagger-like symbol (†) used in printing to mark a footnote or to show that a person has died.
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