interpunct
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interpunct
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From Latin interpunctus, from inter- (“between, mid-”) + punctus (“point”).
noun interpuncts
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The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
As is to be expected in every good inscription of the period, the interpunct is used regularly and systematically throughout to divide words from one another. As is usual, the interpunct is frequently omitted between a monosyllabic preposition and the noun that it governs, thus presumably indicating
Similar: middot, centered dot, middle dot, space dot, interpoint, decimal point, come, turned period, turned point
verb interpuncts · interpuncting · interpuncted
- To place points between clauses, words or some letters. The three brass jetons (Nos. 5-7) are all of the early anonymous ‘orb/rose’ types minted between 1550 and 1585. They all bear meaningless legends interpuncted with rosettes and dots, signifying the initials of the jeton-master who produced them.
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noun punctuation mark
| Español | interpunto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가운뎃점 gaundetjeom |
| 日本語 | 中黒 nakaguro |
| 中文 | 间隔号 jiāngéhào |
| Português | ponto mediano |
| Français | point médian, point en haut |
| Deutsch | Mittelpunkt |
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