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单词 unpointing
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unpointingn.

Forms: 1600s vnpointing.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, pointing n.1
Etymology: < un- prefix2 + pointing n.1
Obsolete. rare.
The removal of punctuation from text.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > omission of punctuation
unpointing1612
1612 T. James Treat. Corruption Script. (new ed.) v. 10 The transposition..of words, or vnpointing of Books,..doe so farre alter the sense, and obscure the Author.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

unpointingadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɔɪntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɔɪn(t)ɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, pointing adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + pointing adj.
poetic and rare.
Of a hand or finger: not pointing.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [adjective] > pointing > not pointing (of fingers)
unpointing1814
1814 Monthly Mag. 37 240 She too stands mute, th' unpointing fingers fall.
1992 T. Steele in E. Field et al. New Geogr. of Poets 288 The young girl sitting on her father's shoulders Directing his attention here and there.., and her unpointing hand Contriving a loose pommel of his hair.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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