"bullet point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bullet points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullet point (plural bullet points)
  1. The symbol, typically a solid circle, that marks each item in a bulleted list.
    Sense id: en-bullet_point-en-noun-6lMrjYfW
  2. An item in a bulleted list. Synonyms: bullet, dot point [Australia], bullet-point, bulletpoint Derived forms: bullet-pointed Related terms: bulleted, bulletize Translations (item of a bullet list): 項目符號 (Chinese Mandarin), 项目符号 (xiàngmù fúhào) (Chinese Mandarin), ranskalainen viiva (Finnish), luetelmakohta (Finnish), Gliederungspunkt [masculine] (German), Aufzählungspunkt [masculine] (German), Stichpunkt [masculine] (German), punto elenco (Italian), kulepunkt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-bullet_point-en-noun-jB5hNj55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 43 29 Disambiguation of 'item of a bullet list': 29 46 25
  3. (in general) A succinct statement of the kind that might appear in a bulleted list. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-bullet_point-en-noun-UhVPQPfi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (symbol that marks each item in a bullet list): pic [masculine] (Catalan), opsommingsteken [neuter] (Dutch), luetelmamerkki (Finnish), puce [feminine] (French), Blickfangpunkt [masculine] (German), ビュレット (byuretto) (Japanese), 불릿 (bullit) (Korean), punktor [masculine] (Polish), ма́ркер спи́ска (márker spíska) [masculine] (Russian), бу́ллит (búllit) [masculine] (Russian), бу́ллет (búllet) [masculine] (Russian), бу́лит (búlit) [masculine] (Russian), listpunkt [common-gender] (Swedish), ма́ркер спи́ску (márker spýsku) [masculine] (Ukrainian), бу́літ (búlit) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'symbol that marks each item in a bullet list': 41 39 20

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