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I've seen this symbol "º" after numbers in address from Spain. What does that character represent?

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 DIC 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 ENE 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 ENE 11, 2010
posted by Luciente
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More generally, it's a superscript for ordinal numbers.

updated DIC 17, 2009
posted by samdie
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