double dagger

noun

: the character ‡ used as a reference mark

called also diesis

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Even after equipping relatively snappy double daggers, my character could only perform a paltry number of attacks or defensive rolls before needing a lengthy break. PCMAG, 15 May 2024 Many a page is bottom-loaded with asterisk, dagger and double dagger, and one footnote has two footnotes of its own. Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double dagger was in 1706

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“Double dagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20dagger. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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