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Noun: octothorpe
Usage: N. Amer
  1. The symbol #
    "He used the octothorpe to indicate the apartment number in the address";
    - octothorp [N. Amer], pound sign [US], hash [Brit], pound [US], number sign, hash mark, hash symbol, hash sign [Brit]

Derived forms: octothorpes

Type of: symbol

Encyclopedia: Octothorpe