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<p><b>Scribal abbreviations</b>, or <b>sigla</b> (:  siglum), are <a href="page.php?w=abbreviation">abbreviation</a>s used by ancient and medieval scribes writing in various languages, including <a href="page.php?w=Latin">Latin</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Greek_language">Greek</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Old_English">Old English</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Old_Norse">Old Norse</a>.</p>

<p>In modern <a href="page.php?w=Textual_criticism">manuscript editing</a> (substantive and mechanical) <b>sigla</b> are the symbols used to indicate the source</p><p>
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