"·" meaning in French

See · in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Punctuation

Head templates: {{head|fr|punctuation mark}} ·
  1. (neologism, often proscribed) Used in certain forms of gender-neutral writing either before or around the feminine suffix, to avoid both the use of the masculine as the default form and the verbosity of writing out both the masculine and feminine forms. Tags: neologism, often, proscribed Categories (topical): French punctuation marks, Feminism
    Sense id: en-·-fr-punct-IXQ7UDpL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French neologisms

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