"ancora" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ancorae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ancora}} Latin ancora, {{doublet|en|anchor|anker}} Doublet of anchor and anker Head templates: {{en-noun|ancorae}} ancora (plural ancorae)
  1. (palaeography) Either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.
    Sense id: en-ancora-en-noun-IRtC5wkR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Palaeography, Pages with 10 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 8 1 10 9 1 14 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 1 0 1 9 4 9 1 12 9 1 Topics: biology, epigraphy, geography, history, human-sciences, literature, media, natural-sciences, palaeography, paleogeography, paleography, paleontology, publishing, sciences
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