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punctus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpʌŋktəs/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin punctus (“punctuation mark”).