"interpoint" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/ Forms: interpoints [plural]
Etymology: A variant of interpunct Etymology templates: {{m|en|interpunct}} interpunct Head templates: {{en-noun}} interpoint (plural interpoints)
  1. (typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩. Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: interpunct [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-interpoint-en-noun-gVhBx0w1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 60 40 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈpɔɪnt/ Forms: interpoints [present, singular, third-person], interpointing [participle, present], interpointed [participle, past], interpointed [past]
Etymology: inter- + point Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|point}} inter- + point Head templates: {{en-verb}} interpoint (third-person singular simple present interpoints, present participle interpointing, simple past and past participle interpointed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-interpoint-en-verb-3dOsWpqR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for interpoint meaning in English (2.5kB)

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