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Punctus

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punctus versusnoun(palaeography) A medieval punctuation mark marking the end of a sentence (approximately ;)
punctus elevatusnoun(palaeography) A medieval punctuation mark indicating a medium-length pause (approximately ⸵).
punctationnounThe practice of writing with dots, as in Hebrew.
punctus circumflexusnoun(palaeography) A medieval punctuation mark indicating a short pause (approximately '̣).
posituranounA stroke added to a medieval punctus; a punctuation mark created by addition of such a stroke.
pointnounA small dot or mark.
interpunctnoun(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
punctus interrogativusnoun(palaeography) A medieval question mark, ⟨⹔⟩, possibly the ancestor of the modern mark ⟨?⟩.
space dotnoun(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
stigmenounA dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop.
decimal pointnoun(orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
punctum delensnoun(orthography) A dot placed above a consonant in Irish, when it is written in Gaelic script, to indicate that the consonant is lenited.
middle dotnoun(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
plain pointnoun(typography, obsolete) Synonym of full stop or period ⟨.⟩.
centered dotnoun(typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
periodnoun(now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
punctuation marknounAny of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.
pausenounA temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
pointingverbThe action of the verb to point.
punctus percontativusnounA reversed question mark (⸮), visually almost identical to the Arabic question mark (؟ (?)), used to mark the end of a percontative statement.

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