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compound point

compound point noun: an obsolete typographical construction made up of more than one punctuation mark, such as the comma dash (,—) or semicolon dash (;—).

Noun

compound point (plural compound points)

  1. An obsolete typographical construction made up of more than one punctuation mark, such as the comma dash (,—) or semicolon dash (;—).

Forms of compound point

pluralcompound points

Questions about compound point

What does compound point mean?
Compound point means an obsolete typographical construction made up of more than one punctuation mark, such as the comma dash (,—) or semicolon dash (;—).
What part of speech is compound point?
Compound point is a noun.
What is the plural of compound point?
The plural of compound point is compound points.

Words near compound point in the dictionary

  1. compound myopia
  2. compound pattern
  3. compound patterns
  4. compound pendulum
  5. compound pendulums
  6. compound point
  7. compound points
  8. compound predicate word
  9. compound predicate words
  10. compound proportion
  11. compound proportions

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