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figure_dash

figure dash

English

Noun

figure dash (plural figure dashes)

  1. the punctuation mark '' (used when a dash must be used in numbers)

Usage notes

If a dash is used to express a range (such as "the numbers from 1 to 10") an en dash is used instead of a figure dash ("the numbers 1–10")

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