NOUN | communication | full stop, period, point, stop, full point | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations |
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Meaning | A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations. | |
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Synonyms | period, point, stop, full point | |
Narrower | suspension point | (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete |
Broader | punctuation, punctuation mark | The marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
Spanish | punto | |
Catalan | punt |
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