Etymology

positura

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Today it means: A stroke added to a medieval punctus; a punctuation mark created by addition of such a stroke. Full definition →

Medieval Latin positūra
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompositūra
  2. English todaypositura

From Medieval Latin positūra, feminine noun formed from positūrus (“about to place”). Doublet of posture.

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