punctus

/ˈpʌŋktəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"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."

From Medieval Latin punctus (“punctuation mark”).

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How do you pronounce punctus?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌŋktəs/.

What does punctus mean?

Where does punctus come from?

From Medieval Latin punctus (“punctuation mark”).

How to pronounce punctus

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