Synonyms for obelus

Most common

dagger · obol

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.

Related words

Word family

obelisk

Phrases

double obelus

Other spellings

obolos obolus

Forms

Plural

obeluses → daggers, obols…

Example sentences

• dagger There's some cloak-and-dagger stuff going on here.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

obol

6 letters

dagger²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dagger² = 2 syllables).