pilcrowとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Probably an alteration of 中期英語 pylcrafte, modification of Late Latin paragraphus.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɪl.kɹəʊ/
• (米国発音) enPR: pĭl′-krō, IPA: /ˈpɪl.kɹoʊ/
• 韻: -əʊ

名詞

pilcrow (plural pilcrows)

1. The symbol ¶.
   1. A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph.
      • 2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 167:

        The pilcrow was a simple punctuation symbol used by medieval scribes to indicate the start and end of a paragraph.

   2. (typography) A symbol designating a paragraph break.

同意語

派生語

• silcrow