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swung dash

noun

  1. a mark of punctuation (∼) used in place of a word or part of a word previously spelled out.


swung dash

noun

  1. a mark, ~, traditionally used in text to indicate the omission of a word or part of a word
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swung dash1

First recorded in 1950–55

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