Meanings
interpoint1
interpoint2
plural interpoints
- A small division or individual feature between others.
Creative brilliance is the interpoint between the being of unique motif becoming the artist in refined design.
2001, Don J. Feeney, Motifs : the transformative creation of self, page 120 - obsoleteA pause.
present singular third person interpoints · participle present interpointing · participle past interpointed · past interpointed
- obsoletetransitiveTo mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
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.
1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
Origin
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interpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpoint
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