Etymology

punctum delens

Today it means: A dot placed above a letter to indicate that it is a copying error and should be ignored. Full definition →

Latin pūnctum dēlēns
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompūnctum dēlēns
  2. English todaypunctum delens

Unadapted borrowing from Latin pūnctum dēlēns.

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