单词 | punctuist |
释义 | † punctuistn. Obsolete. rare. 1. = punctuator n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > written character not a letter > diacritic > insertion of, specifically in Hebrew > one who inserts, specifically in Hebrew punctuator1659 punctator1692 punctuist1826 1826 Rem. G. Penn's Compar. Estimate Mineral & Mosaical Geol. ii. 15 The ‘necessity of the narrative’, as contained in our English translation of Gen. ii. 5 requiring it [sc. the meaning of Iom, ‘day’] to be extended to an indefinite length,..has been demonstrated, by a reference to the Lexicon of the Punctuists, to be as entirely without foundation. 1853 J. Owen in J. Calvin Comm. Hebrews App. M 372 To connect ‘forty years’ with ‘grieved’, was the work of the Punctuists, and this mistake the Apostle corrected. 2. = punctuator n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > one who inserts points or stops in writing punctuist1836 punctuator1846 punctuationist1871 1836 B. H. Smart Walker Remodelled Punctuist, one skilled in punctuation. 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Punctuator, one who punctuates; punctuist. 1874 Publishers' Weekly 28 Mar. 337/1 A correspondent of the Literary World writes what has often been observed: I will say that the best punctuists are those literary men who have graduated from some printing-office. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1826 |
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