| has gloss | (noun) a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
mark |
| lexicalization | eng: mark |
| subclass of | (noun) a written or printed symbol
printed symbol, written symbol |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark to indicate a direction or relation
pointer, arrow |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing
broad arrow |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location
pressmark, call mark, call number |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
caret |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
check mark, check, tick |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
diacritic, diacritical mark |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
ditto, ditto mark |
| has subclass | (noun) a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
dollar sign, dollar mark |
| has subclass | (noun) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
point, head |
| has subclass | (noun) the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
punctuation mark, punctuation |