Double Dagger (Noun)
Meaning
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The editor carefully placed a double dagger symbol in the text to indicate a cross reference to a related article.
- In the footnote section, the double dagger was used to differentiate between the main references and the additional information.
- The typesetter inserted a double dagger to signal to the reader that further explanation could be found at the bottom of the page.
- The double dagger symbol was used throughout the academic paper to denote secondary sources and supplementary data.
- A double dagger was placed beside the term to indicate that a detailed explanation could be found in the appendix.