English Explanatory Dictionary

punctum delens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dot placed above a letter to indicate that it is a copying error and should be ignored.
  2. A dot placed above a consonant in Irish, when it is written in Gaelic script, to indicate that the consonant is lenited.

Word forms

punctum delens puncta delentia

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin pūnctum dēlēns.

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