interpunction

English

Etymology

From Latin interpunctio, from interpungere, interpunctum (“to interpoint”). See inter- and point.

Noun

interpunction (plural interpunctions)

(archaic) punctuation (insertion of points between words or sentences)

References

“interpunction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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