Etymology

punctus versus

Today it means: A medieval punctuation mark marking the end of a sentence (approximately ;) Full definition →

Medieval Latin pūnctus versus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompūnctus versus
  2. English todaypunctus versus

From Medieval Latin pūnctus versus (literally “facing mark”).

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