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plain point

plain point noun: synonym of full stop or period ⟨.⟩.

Noun

plain point (plural plain points)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of full stop or period ⟨.⟩.
    • There be five manner of points and divisions most used among cunning men; the which if they be well used, make the sentence very light and easy to be understood, both to the reader and hearer: and they be these, virgil,—come,—parenthesis,—plain point,—interrogative.1824, J. Johnson, Typographia
    Synonyms:
    full stop or period

Synonyms of plain point

  • full stop or period

Forms of plain point

pluralplain points

Questions about plain point

What does plain point mean?
Plain point means synonym of full stop or period ⟨.⟩.
What part of speech is plain point?
Plain point is a noun.
What is the plural of plain point?
The plural of plain point is plain points.

Words near plain point in the dictionary

  1. plain old data
  2. plain old telephone service
  3. plain paper
  4. plain papers
  5. plain people
  6. plain point
  7. plain points
  8. plain pug
  9. plain radiography
  10. plain sailing
  11. plain saw

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