full stop

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noun

period (defs. 10, 11).

Origin of full stop

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby full stop

full sentence, full-service, full-size, full speed, full speed ahead, full stop, full swing, full-term, full-thickness flap, full-thickness graft, full-throated

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Example sentences from the Web for full stop

After the word "auctorum" there is a full-stop, breaking the grammatical construction just as that after "confecti" does.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851|Various
The full-stop after "confecti," breaking the grammatical construction; 2.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851|Various
The full-stop bacillus for choice—put you sooner out of your agony.
The Return of the Prodigal|May Sinclair
"If he didn't really mean to," she began ungraciously; but Mary cut her short with what the boys called her full-stop manner.
Quicksilver Sue|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

Peter hesitated, came to a full-stop opposite one of Libertys windows, a tawny riot of gold and amber and copper tints.
Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern

British Dictionary definitions for full stop

full stop

full point

noun

the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etcAlso called (esp US and Canadian): period

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单词	full stop
释义	full stop SEE SYNONYMS FOR full stop ON THESAURUS.COM noun period (defs. 10, 11). Origin of full stop First recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby full stop full sentence, full-service, full-size, full speed, full speed ahead, full stop, full swing, full-term, full-thickness flap, full-thickness graft, full-throated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for full stop After the word "auctorum" there is a full-stop, breaking the grammatical construction just as that after "confecti" does. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851\|Various The full-stop after "confecti," breaking the grammatical construction; 2. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851\|Various The full-stop bacillus for choice—put you sooner out of your agony. The Return of the Prodigal\|May Sinclair "If he didn't really mean to," she began ungraciously; but Mary cut her short with what the boys called her full-stop manner. Quicksilver Sue\|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards Peter hesitated, came to a full-stop opposite one of Libertys windows, a tawny riot of gold and amber and copper tints. Twos and Threes\|G. B. Stern British Dictionary definitions for full stop full stop full point noun the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etcAlso called (esp US and Canadian): period Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to full stop dot, period, point, decimal point
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full stop

noun

Origin of full stop

Words nearby full stop

Example sentences from the Web for full stop

British Dictionary definitions for full stop

full point

noun

Words related to full stop