"§" meaning in All languages combined

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Symbol [Translingual]

Forms: §§ [plural]
Etymology: Maybe from SS, abbreviation for Latin signum sectiōnis (“section sign”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|signum sectiōnis||section sign}} Latin signum sectiōnis (“section sign”) Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol|plural|§§|g=s}} § sg (plural §§)
  1. Section of a text. Tags: singular
    Sense id: en-§-mul-symbol-YTiLkJNI
  2. Used to denote a fourth footnote (after *, †, and ‡ have already been used) Tags: singular
    Sense id: en-§-mul-symbol-guXOdUif Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
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