Interpoint

//ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
Verb
  1. 1
    To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate. obsolete, transitive

    "Her heart commands, her words should pass out first, / And then her sighs should interpoint her words; / The whiles her eyes out into tears should burst."

Synonyms

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interpunct

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"Her heart commands, her words should pass out first, / And then her sighs should interpoint her words; / The whiles her eyes out into tears should burst."

Etymology

Etymology 1

A variant of interpunct

Etymology 2

From inter- + point.

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