circule

plural circules

1. A small circle, used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a note.

   When a phrase is the subject of the Mp [Masora parva] note, a raised circule is printed between each of the words within the phrase.

   1998, Page H. Kelley, Daniel S. Mynatt, and Timothy G. Crawford, The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: Introduction and annotated glossary, page 5

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   When a single word in the text has a single note in the Mp [Masora parva], the circule which refers to this note is placed over the word as close to its center as the limitations of printing permit.

   1967, as published in 1997, Gérard E. Weil, “Foreword to the First Edition II”, in Karl Elliger, Wilhelm Rudolph, et al. (editors), Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 5th edition, page XVIII