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double dagger

dou·ble dag·ger
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duhb-uh l dag-er]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈdæg ər/
    • /ˈdʌbl ˈdæɡ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l dag-er]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈdæg ər/

Definitions of double dagger words

  • noun double dagger a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes. 1
  • noun double dagger a character (‡) used in printing to indicate a cross reference, esp to a footnote 0
  • noun double dagger a symbol (‡) used as a reference mark; diesis 0
  • noun double dagger The typographical sign ‡ that is used to indicate a footnote or reference. 0
See all 4 definitions of double dagger

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Origin of double dagger

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Double dagger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Double dagger

double dagger popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for double dagger

noun double dagger

  • bullet — A bullet is a small piece of metal with a pointed or rounded end, which is fired out of a gun.
  • dagger — A dagger is a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges.
  • ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • reference — pointer
  • asterisk — An asterisk is the sign *. It is used especially to indicate that there is further information about something in another part of the text.
All 8 Synonyms of double dagger

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