"middot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: middots [plural]
Etymology: From mid- + dot, possibly as a calque of its alternative name interpunct. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mid-|dot}} mid- + dot Head templates: {{en-noun}} middot (plural middots)
  1. (typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩. Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: interpunct [synonym, synonym-of], mid-dot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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