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number sign

NOUN
pound sign
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Then symbols, explanation points, the number sign and asterisks.

From Seattle Times Jul. 22, 2022

John sure did get tired of people pronouncing his name with a hashtag instead of a number sign.

From Washington Post Jun. 24, 2015

Service holds are indicated by a double line, and service breaks are an askew number sign.

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2014

Remove the number sign from the front of “woah” and the result is more like 50 tweets a minute.

From Slate Dec. 30, 2013

By the Initiative a certain number of voters may propose new legislation and when the requisite number sign a petition the proposed law must then be submitted to popular vote.

From Face to Face with Kaiserism by Gerard, James W. (James Watson)




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