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Translingual

Etymology

Three spaced asterisks.

Punctuation mark

* * * (English name dinkus)

  1. (rare) Used to substitute parts of a quotation that are deliberately omitted.
    Synonyms: [...], (…)
    • 1951 February, “1951 Objectives for Medicine”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 2 (overall work in English), Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 91:
      “And if you, the doctors, want to remain free * * * you must be alert, aggressive citizens, ready to defend what America has given us,” he said.

Symbol

* * *

  1. Used to divide a larger section into subsections.
    Synonym: ⁂
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