⸂ ⸃

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U+2E02, ⸂
LEFT SUBSTITUTION BRACKET

[U+2E01]
Supplemental Punctuation
[U+2E03]

U+2E03, ⸃
RIGHT SUBSTITUTION BRACKET

[U+2E02]
Supplemental Punctuation
[U+2E04]

U+2E04, ⸄
LEFT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET

[U+2E03]
Supplemental Punctuation
[U+2E05]

U+2E05, ⸅
RIGHT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET

[U+2E04]
Supplemental Punctuation
[U+2E06]

Translingual

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Punctuation mark

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⸂ ⸃

  1. (editorial sigla, New Testament) Delimiters for alternative readings: ⟨⸂ ⸃⟩ bracket a sequence that is replaced by other words in some manuscripts.

Usage notes

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The alternative readings are given in the apparatus criticus.

When a second alternative reading occurs in a verse, the dotted forms ⟨⸄ ⸅⟩ are used to distinctively mark the second instance.