silcrow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The section sign, or §.

Word forms

silcrow silcrows

Etymology

Either a blend of section + pilcrow or a blend of pilcrow and Latin signum sectiōnis (“section sign”), or a derived form thereof.

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