Meaning of raised point | Babel Free

Definitions

1. · (middle dot) (or sometimes . (full stop)) (the punctuation mark used as a raised decimal point in British English).
2. · or · (the Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English).

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“Use⟳ a raised point⟳ (·) to express⟳ decimals, as 7·06; and print⟳ 0·76, not ·76. When the time of day is intended to be shown, the full point⟳ (.) is to be used, as 4.30 a.m.”

“The point⟳ on the line (.) in Greek is equivalent to the English period. The mark⟳ (;) indicates a question⟳. The raised point⟳ (·) may signify English comma, semicolon, or colon. The student must determine⟳ from the context which is correct⟳. (In most printed Greek texts, however, modern editors have⟳ put⟳ commas into the text. This practice means that the raised point⟳ will usually designate a semicolon or a colon.)”

“Peculiar to Greek is the use⟳ of the raised point⟳ (άνω τελεία: ·), which is used instead of the semicolon.”

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