punctusn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌŋ(k)təs/, U.S.

/ˈpəŋ(k)təs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin punctus, pungere.

Etymology: < classical Latin punctus, past participle of pungere punge v. Compare point n.¹, punctum n. Compare also punctus elevatus n., punctus interrogativus n., and punctus versus n.

Palaeography.

In medieval (originally liturgical) manuscripts: a point used to indicate a short pause or minor break; also called punctum. Cf. punctus elevatus n., punctus versus n.Originally also used to indicate a longer break, when placed above the line.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > point or stop

distinction1552

stay1596

stop1598

interpunction1617

punctc1620

punctum1652

interpoint1684

interstinctive point1696

dot1699

interpunctuation1717

guard-stops1866

distinctive1874

interpunct1898

punctus elevatus1951

punctus versus1951

punctus1954

1941 Speculum 16 211 The second book de modo punctuandi teaches the practice of punctuating for which the names and symbols of punctus, virgula, coma, colum, periodus, punctus interrogativus, virgula curvata and parenthesis are used.]

1954 D. Whitelock Early Eng. MSS. in Facsimile IV. 18/2 The usual mark of punctuation is the punctus, marking minor pauses as well as the end of sentences.

1974 Rev. Eng. Stud. 25 392 In the Lambeth manuscript there is a punctus after ‘holi gost’.

2000–1 Ploughshares Winter 169 How precisely he lays out the deft marks—solidus, hyphen and punctus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punctus
释义	punctusn. Brit. /ˈpʌŋ(k)təs/, U.S. /ˈpəŋ(k)təs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin punctus, pungere. Etymology: < classical Latin punctus, past participle of pungere punge v. Compare point n.¹, punctum n. Compare also punctus elevatus n., punctus interrogativus n., and punctus versus n. Palaeography. In medieval (originally liturgical) manuscripts: a point used to indicate a short pause or minor break; also called punctum. Cf. punctus elevatus n., punctus versus n.Originally also used to indicate a longer break, when placed above the line. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > point or stop distinction1552 stay1596 stop1598 interpunction1617 punctc1620 punctum1652 interpoint1684 interstinctive point1696 dot1699 interpunctuation1717 guard-stops1866 distinctive1874 interpunct1898 punctus elevatus1951 punctus versus1951 punctus1954 1941 Speculum 16 211 The second book de modo punctuandi teaches the practice of punctuating for which the names and symbols of punctus, virgula, coma, colum, periodus, punctus interrogativus, virgula curvata and parenthesis are used.] 1954 D. Whitelock Early Eng. MSS. in Facsimile IV. 18/2 The usual mark of punctuation is the punctus, marking minor pauses as well as the end of sentences. 1974 Rev. Eng. Stud. 25 392 In the Lambeth manuscript there is a punctus after ‘holi gost’. 2000–1 Ploughshares Winter 169 How precisely he lays out the deft marks—solidus, hyphen and punctus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
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