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Three dots

Three dots can refer to: * 3 Dots, a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film * Because sign (∵), a shorthand form of the word "because" * Dinkus, commonly represented as three asterisks or three large dots ("bullets") , usually refers to a section break in written text * Ellipsis ( or or [style guides vary]), indicates an intentional omission of a word ** Leader (typography), may be represented with three dots or ellipses * The letter S in Morse code * Therefore sign ( ), a shorthand form of the word "therefore" or "thus" ** List of Masonic abbreviations#Typography describes the same symbol being used in Freemasonry for a different purpose * In standard Japanese map symbols, indicates a historic site. ** In standard Japanese map symbols, a similar but more spaced-out three-dot triangle indicates a tea plantation. * In meterological station models, three dots in an upward-pointing triangle indicates moderate rain. * character is a combining diacritical mark for symbols.…

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Three dots can refer to: * 3 Dots, a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film * Because sign (∵), a shorthand form of the word "because" * Dinkus, commonly represented as three asterisks or three large dots ("bullets") , usually refers to a section break in written text * Ellipsis ( or or [style guides vary]), indicates an intentional omission of a word ** Leader (typography), may be represented with three dots or ellipses * The letter S in Morse code * Therefore sign ( ), a shorthand form of the word "therefore" or "thus" ** List of Masonic abbreviations#Typography describes the same symbol being used in Freemasonry for a different purpose * In standard Japanese map symbols, indicates a historic site. ** In standard Japanese map symbols, a similar but more spaced-out three-dot triangle indicates a tea plantation. * In meterological station models, three dots in an upward-pointing triangle indicates moderate rain. * character is a combining diacritical mark for symbols.…

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