swung dashes

A form of swung dash — The symbol ~, resembling a tilde or curvy hyphen, used to indicate the repetition of a previous item.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of swung dash
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APA

swung dashes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swung%20dashes

MLA

“swung dashes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swung%20dashes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swung dashes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swung%20dashes.

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