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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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