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swung dash

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun swung dash has 1 sense
  1. swung dash - a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word
    --1 is a kind of
    punctuation, punctuation mark

Definitions from the Web

Swung Dash

Part of Speech: Noun

Senses:

  1. A punctuation mark (~) resembling a tilde that is used in some languages to indicate a nasalized vowel or a long vowel.
  2. In typesetting, a swung dash (~) is a symbol used to indicate a continuation or break in text or music.

Usage:

  1. When writing in Portuguese, the swung dash is placed above certain vowels to indicate nasalization, e.g., "ã".
  2. In music notation, a swung dash is often used to show the continuation of a note or chord over multiple bars.

Example Sentences:

  1. The word "são" in Portuguese uses a swung dash above the "a".
  2. The composer indicated a swung dash to show that the note should be held for an extra beat.

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