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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
diesis n 1: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote [syn: double dagger, double obelisk, diesis] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Diesis \Di"e*sis\, n.; pl. Dieses. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to let go through, dissolve; dia` through + ? to let go, send.] 1. (Mus.) A small interval, less than any in actual practice, but used in the mathematical calculation of intervals. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) The mark [dag]; -- called also double dagger. It is used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote Syn: double obelisk. [1913 Webster] | ||
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