raised point
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
· (middle dot) (or sometimes . (full stop)) (the punctuation mark used as a raised decimal point in British English).
noun
· or · (the Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English).
Example Sentences
- "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."