[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

obelus \ob"elus\ o^b"e^lu^s, n.; pl. obeli
   o^b"e^limac. l., fr. gr. 'obelo`s, prop., a spit.
   print.
   a mark thus ---, or /; -- so called as resembling a needle.
   in old mss. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected
   passages or readings.
   1913 webster
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[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

obeli
     see obelus
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obelus 

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