"reference mark" meaning in English

See reference mark in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reference marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reference mark (plural reference marks)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reference, mark.
    Sense id: en-reference_mark-en-noun-VEgz3xfR
  2. A conventional symbol (such as *, ^, †, or ‡) or number ( ¹ to ᪲ ) in a document , often shown as a superscript, used to refer a reader to a footnote or endnote.
    Sense id: en-reference_mark-en-noun-B9gZtkft Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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