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View synonyms for double dagger

double dagger

noun

, Printing.
  1. a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.


double dagger

noun

  1. a character (‡) used in printing to indicate a cross reference, esp to a footnote Also calleddiesisdouble obelisk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of double dagger1

First recorded in 1700–10

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