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  • Dash | Definition and Translations

    A horizontal stroke used as punctuation mark. The specific function depends on the horizontal length (e.g. “en dash”, “em dash”).

     

    Dutch: divisie
    French: Tiret
    German: Strich
    Italian: trattino
    Polish: dywiz
    Spanish: Guión

    Related Term(s): Em dash En dash

    Ralf Herrmann By Ralf Herrmann ()
    Contributors: Riccardo Sartori Alexis B. Fernando Díaz Przemysław Sakrajda

    Terms linking to this term:
    Em dash
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