turned period
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Emphasis is conveniently marked by the turned period before the whole word, thus to two [too ·too]."
- "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."
- "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); [...]."
- "The main Stress or Syllabic Accent is indicated by a ‘turned period’ (·) after the vowel, whether long or short (not after the consonant at the end of the syllable) ; [...]."