English Explanatory Dictionary

punctus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The basic dot (‧) used to end a sentence in medieval punctuation (ancestral to the full stop/period).

Pronunciation

/ˈpʌŋktəs/

Word forms

punctus

Etymology

From Medieval Latin punctus (“punctuation mark”).

Related words

punctus circumflexus punctus elevatus punctus flexus punctus interrogativus punctus percontativus punctus versus
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