Meanings
- biologySynonym of punctus circumflexus.
Very few cases show the use of the punctus flexus for minor medium pauses.
2007, Manuscripta: A Journal for Manuscript Research, volume 51, St. Louis University Library, page 2302 more examples
In the sacerdotal prayers in col. a the punctuation is by punctus flexus, punctus elevatus and punctus.
1993, Malcolm Beckwith Parkes, Pause and Effect, Plates and Commentaries, page 197After all, it was the revision of the Cistercian liturgy that helped facilitate the widespread use of positurae, particularly the punctus flexus and punctus elevatus.
2015, Benjamin Pohl, Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum: Tradition, Innovation and Memory, York Medieval Press, →ISBN, Introduction, page 19Synonyms: punctus circumflexus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of punctus circumflexus.
Origin
- Medieval Latinpūnctus flexus
- Englishpunctus flexus
From Medieval Latin pūnctus flexus (literally “bent mark”).
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