"punctus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌŋktəs/
Etymology: From Medieval Latin punctus (“punctuation mark”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pewǵ-}}, {{bor|en|ML.|punctus|t=punctuation mark}} Medieval Latin punctus (“punctuation mark”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} punctus
  1. (palaeography) The basic dot (‧) used to end a sentence in medieval punctuation (ancestral to the full stop/period). Categories (topical): Palaeography, Punctuation marks Related terms: punctus circumflexus, punctus elevatus, punctus flexus, punctus interrogativus, punctus percontativus, punctus versus
    Sense id: en-punctus-en-noun-KOXGiryo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 18 3 2 3 12 12 13 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 21 2 1 2 14 14 16 2 Topics: biology, epigraphy, geography, history, human-sciences, literature, media, natural-sciences, palaeography, paleogeography, paleography, paleontology, publishing, sciences
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