Meanings
noundouble dagger (plural double daggers)
plural double daggers
- The typographical sign ‡ that is used to indicate a footnote or reference
Synonyms: diesis, double obelus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe typographical sign ‡ that is used to indicate a footnote or reference
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna character used in printing to indicate a third cross reference or footnote after the asterisk and the dagger have been used
Similar
double obeliskdiesis
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Translations
Dutch dubbele obelisk
- dubbele obeliskthe typographical sign ‡
French double obèle
- double obèlethe typographical sign ‡
German Zweibalkenkreuz
- Zweibalkenkreuzthe typographical sign ‡
Greek δίσταυρο
- δίσταυρο (dístavro)the typographical sign ‡
Hungarian kettős kereszt, kettős tőr
- kettős keresztthe typographical sign ‡
- kettős tőrthe typographical sign ‡
- dupla keresztthe typographical sign ‡
Italian doppio obelisco
- doppio obeliscothe typographical sign ‡
Spanish obelisco doble, daga doble
- obelisco doblethe typographical sign ‡
- daga doblethe typographical sign ‡
Welsh bêr, bidog ddwbl
- bêrthe typographical sign ‡
- bidog ddwblthe typographical sign ‡
Cite this entry
APA
double dagger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20dagger
MLA
“double dagger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20dagger. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double dagger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20dagger.
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