Meaning & use
obeli
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the plural of obelus, a mark such as † or ÷ traditionally used to indicate doubtful, spurious, or corrupt passages in a text.
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Ancient editors placed obeli next to lines of Homer they believed were later additions.
The scholar's edition was dense with obeli marking disputed passages.
A note on using this word
The singular form is 'obelus'; today the same symbol is more commonly recognized as the division sign (÷).
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