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Meaning of punctus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈpʌŋktəs/

Definitions

The basic dot (‧) used to end a sentence in medieval punctuation (ancestral to the full stop/period).

Examples

“In the sacerdotal prayers in col. a the punctuation is by punctus flexus, punctus elevatus and punctus.”
“The most common item of punctuation was the punctus or point.”
“Curiously, the punctus versus was largely replaced with a punctus by ca.1100.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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