interpunct
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin interpunctus, from inter- (“between, mid-”) + punctus (“point”).
NounEdit
interpunct (plural interpuncts)
- (typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩
SynonymsEdit
- middot, centered dot, middle dot, space dot, interpoint; decimal point (UK); come (obsolete)
TranslationsEdit
punctuation mark
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See alsoEdit
- dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
- ellipsis ( … )
- exclamation mark ( ! )
- fraction slash ( ⁄ )
- guillemets ( « » ) ( ‹ › )
- hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )
- interpunct ( · )
- interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )
- parentheses ( ( ) )
- period (US) or full stop (Britain) ( . )
- question mark ( ? )
- quotation marks (formal) ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
- quotation marks (informal, computing) ( " ) ( ' )