raised point

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raised point

noun raised points

· (middle dot) (or sometimes . (full stop)) (the punctuation mark used as a raised decimal point in British English). Use a raised point (·) to express decimals, as 7·06; and print 0·76, not ·76. When the time of day is intended to be shown, the full point (.) is to be used, as 4.30 a.m.
· or · (the Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English). The point on the line (.) in Greek is equivalent to the English period. The mark (;) indicates a question. The raised point (·) may signify English comma, semicolon, or colon. The student must determine from the context which is correct. (In most printed Greek texts, however, modern editors have put

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noun Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English

Ελληνικά	άνω τελεία áno teleía

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@misc{raised_point_2026,
  title = {raised point},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raised%20point},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}