positura

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positura

/pɒzɪˈtjʊəɹə/ UK
/pɒzɪˈtʃʊəɹə/ UK
/pɑzəˈtʊəɹə/ US

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From Medieval Latin positūra, feminine noun formed from positūrus (“about to place”). Doublet of posture.

noun positurae

A stroke added to a medieval punctus; a punctuation mark created by addition of such a stroke. The positurae mark those pauses in the text which require the celebrant to inflect the recitation tone[…]

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"positura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/positura. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"positura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/positura.

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@misc{positura_2026,
  title = {positura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/positura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}