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pilcrow
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpɪl.krəʊ/ us /ˈpɪl.kroʊ/
the symbol ¶, used in text to show paragraph or line breaks:
The use of the pilcrow as indicator of paragraph breaks is extremely useful.
Specialized pieces of punctuation, such as cedillas, umlauts or pilcrows cannot be found on a computer keyboard.
The pilcrow symbol (¶) is a typographical character commonly used to denote individual paragraphs.
Pilcrows were inserted after the whole work had been copied.
The novel's title is Pilcrow (the word for a paragraph mark) - a reference to the narrator's fascination with language.
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