Diesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diesis \Di"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Dieses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
     let go through, dissolve; dia` through + ? to let go, send.]
     1. (Mus.) A small interval, less than any in actual practice,
        but used in the mathematical calculation of intervals.
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     2. (Print.) The mark [dag]; -- called also {double dagger}.
        It is used in printing to indicate a cross reference or
        footnote
  
     Syn: double obelisk.
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