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I've seen this symbol "º" after numbers in address from Spain. What does that character represent?
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I've seen this symbol "º" after numbers in address from Spain. What does that character represent?
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updated Dec 17, 2009
posted by kristeve
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It's like st, nd, or rd after English numbers 1st 2nd 3rd. Primero, segundo, etc. would be 1º 2º
updated Jan 11, 2010
posted by Lrtward
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Also, when the thing is feminine, you will see a little "a" up there instead.
updated Jan 11, 2010
posted by Luciente
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More generally, it's a superscript for ordinal numbers.
updated Dec 17, 2009
posted by samdie
