noun🔗ShareОбелюс, знак сомнения или подлинностиA 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."The editor used an obelus next to the sentence in the old manuscript, indicating he suspected it was a later addition and not part of the original text. "Редактор использовал обелюс рядом с предложением в старой рукописи, указывая, что он подозревал, что это более позднее добавление, а не часть оригинального текста.writinglanguagemarkliteraturehistorysignwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareОбелюс, крестик, знак сноскиA 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; an obelisk."The footnote explaining the unusual plant name was marked with an obelus. "Сноска, объясняющая необычное название растения, была отмечена крестиком.markwritinglanguagehistorycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading