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double dagger

n.
A reference mark (‡) used in printing and writing. Also called diesis.
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double dagger

n
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a character (‡) used in printing to indicate a cross reference, esp to a footnote. Also called: diesis or double obelisk
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dou′ble dag′ger


n.
a mark (‡) used for references, as for footnotes.
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Noun1.double dagger - a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
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Version Short Long Frequency W W Sample 89:1 89:1 98:10 98:10 n = 2 0.773([dagger]) 0.547([dagger]) (0.101) (0.203) n = 3 0.780([dagger]) 0.294 (0.077) (0.228) n = 4 0.780([dagger]) 0.814([dagger]) ([double dagger]) (0.083) (0.312) n = 5 1.074([dagger]) 0.954([dagger]) ([double dagger]) (double dagger) (0.079) (0.350) n = 6 1.211([dagger]) 1.033([dagger]) (double dagger) (0.079) (0.380) n = 9 .
Companies that are ranked in the Domestic and/or International lists, and also in the Interactive category, are marked with a double dagger ([double dagger]).
The 15 member countries of CECIMO are denoted by a double dagger ([double dagger]) in the Production table opposite.
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