space mark

noun Printing.

a proofreader's symbol used to indicate the need to insert space, as between two typed or printed words that have been run together. Symbol: #

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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Compare hash mark, number sign, pound sign.

Origin of space mark

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby space mark

space inversion, space junk, space lattice, space law, space man, space mark, space medicine, space opera, space out, space platform, space probe
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