double dagger
- noun
- Specialized
:
doble daguerro
- The third footnote in the document was marked with a double dagger instead of a number.
Examples
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In academic texts, the double dagger is often used after the asterisk and dagger for cross-references.
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Please refer to the double dagger symbol at the bottom of the page for additional information.
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The author used a double dagger to indicate additional notes.
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In this book, the double dagger appears frequently.
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In academic texts, the double dagger is often used after the asterisk and dagger to indicate a third cross-reference.
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The third footnote in the document was marked with a double dagger to denote additional information.
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Please refer to the double dagger symbol in the margin for the supplementary notes.
Synonyms
A small mark used to show the third footnote on a page
A small mark ‡ used in printed text to show the third note at the bottom of a page
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is transparently compositional: 'double' (twofold) modifies 'dagger' (the † printing mark), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a twofold or second dagger-like typographical mark. This follows regular English compounding and matches cross-linguistic patterns for similar typographic terms, making the meaning predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Double dagger comes from old printing marks. Printers used a small symbol called a dagger for the second note and a doubled form, the double dagger, to show the 'third' footnote, so it now marks a 'third' reference.
