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An 18th-century astronomical pillar in Scotland, with the symbol 🝴 for planet Earth (bottom-left corner of top-left stone).
Translingual
Symbol
🝴
- (astrology) the Lot of Fortune, AKA Part of Fortune.
- (philately) fiscal cancellation (cancellation of revenue stamps for taxation purposes)
- (astronomy, geography, rare) the symbol ⟨🜨⟩ (Earth), rotated to represent the four continents of the 16th century (Europe to the north, Asia to the east, Africa to the south, and America to the west). Cf. T-and-O map ⟨🜗⟩ for the original three continents.
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