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What (who) is obelus - definition
Obelus
RATING MARKER
Horizontal line with a dot above and a dot below; Obeli
·noun A mark [thus /, or O ];
- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.
obelus
RATING MARKER
Horizontal line with a dot above and a dot below; Obeli
['?b(?)l?s]
¦ noun (plural obeli -l??, -li:)
1. a symbol (†) used as a reference mark in printed matter, or to indicate that a person is deceased.
2. a mark (- or ?) used in ancient manuscripts to mark a word or passage as spurious or doubtful.
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk obelos 'pointed pillar', also 'critical mark'.
