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ancora

ancora noun: either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.

Noun

ancora (plural ancorae)

  1. Either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.

Forms of ancora

pluralancorae

Origin of ancora

From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker.

Questions about ancora

What does ancora mean?
Ancora means either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.
What part of speech is ancora?
Ancora is a noun.
What is the plural of ancora?
The plural of ancora is ancorae.

Words near ancora in the dictionary

  1. Anconitan
  2. Anconitans
  3. anconoid
  4. ancons
  5. ancony
  6. ancora
  7. ancoral
  8. ancorinid
  9. ancorinids
  10. ancorinoside
  11. ancorinosides

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ancora (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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