Also known as U+00F7, DIVISION SIGN, division symbol, obelus, obell, obeli
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- ÷ † ⁒ ⸓
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- Modern forms of the obelus
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- Obelus symbol.svg
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- Obelus
- Unicode character
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- Use in text annotation
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An obelus (plural: obeluses or obeli) is a historical annotation mark in codicology that has come to have three distinct modern forms, meanings and typographical uses: Division sign Dagger Commercial minus sign (limited geographical area of use)
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