"interpunct" meaning in All languages combined

See interpunct on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: interpuncts [plural]
Etymology: From Latin interpunctus, from inter- (“between, mid-”) + punctus (“point”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pewǵ-}}, {{uder|en|la|interpunctus}} Latin interpunctus Head templates: {{en-noun}} interpunct (plural interpuncts)
  1. (typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩. Wikipedia link: interpunct Categories (topical): Punctuation marks, Typography Synonyms: middot, centered dot, middle dot, space dot, interpoint, decimal point [UK], come [obsolete] Translations (punctuation mark): punt volat [masculine] (Catalan), 间隔号 (jiāngéhào) (Chinese Mandarin), hoge punt (Dutch), halfhoge punt [masculine] (Dutch), meza punkto (Esperanto), point médian [masculine] (French), point en haut [masculine] (French), Mittelpunkt [masculine] (German), középső pont (Hungarian), 中黒 (nakaguro) (alt: なかぐろ) (Japanese), 가운뎃점 (gaundetjeom) (Korean), kropka środkowa [feminine] (Polish), ponto mediano [masculine] (Portuguese), halvhög punkt [common-gender] (Swedish), інтерпункт (interpunkt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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