silcrow

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silcrow

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Either a blend of section + pilcrow or a blend of pilcrow and Latin signum sectiōnis (“section sign”), or a derived form thereof.

noun silcrows

The section sign, or §.

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"silcrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silcrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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silcrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silcrow

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"silcrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silcrow.

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@misc{silcrow_2026,
  title = {silcrow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silcrow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}