"— —" meaning in All languages combined

See — — on Wiktionary

Punctuation [Translingual]

Forms: -- -- [alternative, informal]
Head templates: {{head|mul|punctuation mark|||||or||or||or||cat2=matched pairs|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=— —|head2=|sc=|sort=}} — —, {{mul-punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=— —}} — —
  1. Encloses supplemental information when the original text continues afterwards; similar to ( ).
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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      },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
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              19,
              20
            ],
            [
              42,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "text": "A flock of sparrows—some of them juveniles—alighted and sang.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Encloses supplemental information when the original text continues afterwards; similar to ( )."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "( )",
          "( )#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "— —"
}
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    {
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        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "12": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
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        "sc": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "head": "— —"
      },
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "information#English"
        ],
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        ]
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        "punctuation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "— —"
}

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