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geta mark

geta mark noun: the symbol 〓, used as a placeholder in electronic or printed text to indicate the presence of an ideographic character for which no glyph is available.

Noun

geta mark (plural geta marks)

  1. The symbol 〓, used as a placeholder in electronic or printed text to indicate the presence of an ideographic character for which no glyph is available.

Forms of geta mark

pluralgeta marks

Origin of geta mark

Partial calque from Japanese 下(げ)駄(た)記(き)号(ごう) (geta kigō), alluding to the similarity between the shape of this symbol and that of a footprint from a geta shoe.

Questions about geta mark

What does geta mark mean?
Geta mark means the symbol 〓, used as a placeholder in electronic or printed text to indicate the presence of an ideographic character for which no glyph is available.
What part of speech is geta mark?
Geta mark is a noun.
What is the plural of geta mark?
The plural of geta mark is geta marks.

Words near geta mark in the dictionary

  1. get-togethers
  2. get-up
  3. get-up-and-go
  4. get-ups
  5. geta
  6. geta mark
  7. geta marks
  8. getable
  9. Getachew
  10. Getachews
  11. Getae

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