Meaning & use
Diesis
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In music, a very small pitch interval, such as the difference between an octave and three justly tuned major thirds; in typography, the double-dagger symbol (‡).
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The tuning system relies on a small diesis to reconcile the two scales.
The footnote was marked with a diesis rather than an asterisk.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Greek word for 'a passing through'; its musical and typographic meanings developed along separate paths.
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