⸱

⸱ U+2E31, ⸱ WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT ← ⸰ [U+2E30] Supplemental Punctuation ⸲ → [U+2E32]

Latin

Alternative forms

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Etymology

A minimal way to mark word boundaries at a time when most text was scriptio continua. It would later be omitted, leaving a space.

Punctuation mark

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1. A word divider.

   Synonyms: 🙑, ⸙

   • c. 100 CE Roman inscription (image):

     C[aius]⸱AVRELIVS / PARTꟵENIVS / ÓRNÁMENTꟾS⸱DEC[urionalibus] / HONÓRÁTVS⸱COL[oniae]⸱AVG[ustae] / NEMAVSꟾ⸱ꟾIIIIꟾVIR⸱AVG[ustalis] / COL[onia]⸱CÓPIA⸱CLAVD[ia]⸱AVG[usta]⸱LVGVD[uni] / ITEM⸱NÁRBÓNE⸱MÁRTIO / ET⸱FIR[ma]⸱IVL[ia]⸱SECVND[anorum] ARAVSIÓNE / ET⸱FORO⸱IVLIꟾ⸱PÁCÁTO / VBꟾQVE⸱GRÁTVITꟾS⸱HONÓRIBVS