"pound sign" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pound signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pound sign (plural pound signs)
  1. The symbol £, representing the pound sterling. Related terms: lb
    Sense id: en-pound_sign-en-noun-fQf2fay~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 10 25
  2. (US) The symbol # on a telephone. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-pound_sign-en-noun-IIaHuuqx Categories (other): American English
  3. (US) The symbol #, denoting weight in pounds. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-pound_sign-en-noun-jTTnkBEh Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (the symbol #): crunch, hash, hash sign, hashtag, number sign, octothorpe
Disambiguation of 'the symbol #': 27 36 37

Inflected forms

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