"turned period" meaning in English

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          "text": "Emphasis is conveniently marked by the turned period before the whole word, thus to two [too ·too].",
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          "text": "The turned period after a vowel, as oo·, indicates length and position of accent ; after a consonant it indicates shortness of the vowel in the accented syllable, as vadh·ŭr = vădhʹŭr.",
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          "text": "Accent is marked by the turned period (·), which is normally placed after the accented vowel or diphthong (a·ctor, allow·, a·ccent noun, acce·nt verb, exaggera·tion, exa·ggerator); [...].",
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        "(typography, obsolete) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩."
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