diesis

di·e·sis  (d-ss)

n. pl. di·e·ses (-sz)

See double dagger.

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[Medieval Latin, semitone (which was indicated by a double dagger), from Latin, quarter tone, from Greek diesis, a letting through, from dienai, to send through : dia-, dia- + henai, to send; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

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diesis - a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote double dagger, double obelisk grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"