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siglum

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  • noun A letter or other symbol that stands for a word or name

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Examples

  • Thus the siglum D 1420 has to do with all cases where

    MOTIF HARRY LEVIN 1968

  • The absence of a particular siglum after a form shall signal that form's absence from the source referred to by that siglum.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 1 1977

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  • mollusque commented on the word siglum

    A sign, abbreviation, letter, or character standing for a word, words, or a literary source. (Plural, sigla)

    July 13, 2008