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单词 punctuationists
释义

punctuate /pungkˈtū-āt/

transitive verb
  1. To mark with points
  2. To mark off (a piece of writing) with full stops, commas, question marks, etc
  3. To intersperse
  4. To emphasize
ORIGIN: LL punctuāre, -ātum to prick, from L punctum (see punctum)

punctuāˈtion noun

  1. The act or art of dividing sentences by points or marks
  2. In the theory of punctuated equilibrium, any of the bursts of rapid change that interrupt the long periods of stability (biology)

punctuāˈtionist noun

A believer in punctuated equilibrium

puncˈtuātive adjective

puncˈtuātor noun

punctuated equilibrium or punctuated equilibria noun (biology)

(a theory which states that evolution happens in) short bursts of major change that interrupt long periods of stability

punctuation mark noun

Any of the points or marks used in punctuating writing

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