Difference between revisions of "Obelus"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_149324" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_149324" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A mark [thus /, or ? ]; - so called as resembling a needle. In old | <p> (n.) [[A]] mark [thus /, or ? ]; - so called as resembling a needle. In old [[Mss.]] or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77411" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77411" /> == | ||
<p> A small coin worth about a penny, according to a custom among the [[Greeks]] placed in the mouth of a corpse at burial to pay to [[Charon]] to ferry the ghost of it over the Styx. </p> | <p> [[A]] small coin worth about a penny, according to a custom among the [[Greeks]] placed in the mouth of a corpse at burial to pay to [[Charon]] to ferry the ghost of it over the Styx. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 05:38, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A mark [thus /, or ? ]; - so called as resembling a needle. In old Mss. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A small coin worth about a penny, according to a custom among the Greeks placed in the mouth of a corpse at burial to pay to Charon to ferry the ghost of it over the Styx.
