Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interpunctuation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-punc-tu-a-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any form of punctuation between words

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English punctuation English interpunctuation From inter- + punctuation.

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Questions

What does interpunctuation mean?
any form of punctuation between words
Where does interpunctuation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English punctuation English interpunctuation From inter- + punctuation.

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