punct

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punct

/punkt/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin pūnctum (18th century). Cf. also the doublet pont, which arrived through the intermediate of Hungarian.

noun puncte

neuter point
neuter dot, period
neuter degree, extent
neuter point of view (punct de vedere).

In English

point geometry: zero-dimensional object
full stop The punctuation mark ⟨.⟩
stop punctuation symbol
period punctation mark “.”

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

APA

punct. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/punct

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{punct_2026,
  title = {punct},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/punct},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}