punctus circumflexus
UK/ˌpʌŋktəs sɜːkəmˈflɛksəs/US/ˌpʌŋktəs sɚkəmˈflɛksəs/
punctus circumflexus noun: a medieval punctuation mark indicating a short pause (approximately '̣).
Noun
punctus circumflexus
- A medieval punctuation mark indicating a short pause (approximately '̣).
- […]MS. Bodley 340, going back to an early form of the text, has confused indications that such was intended: after 'þa' it has a punctus circumflexus[…]1953, Occasional Papers, volume 3, University of Cambridge, page 10
- There was an entirely separate set of marks to coach the raising and lowering of the voice in oral delivery -- including the punctus elevatus, the punctus interrogotivus^([sic]), and the punctus circumflexus.2004, George D. Gopen, The Sense of Structure: Writing from the Reader's Perspective, Pearson Longman, →ISBN, page 170
- Synonyms:
- punctus flexus
Synonyms of punctus circumflexus
Origin of punctus circumflexus
From Medieval Latin pūnctus circumflexus (literally “bent-around mark”).
Questions about punctus circumflexus
- What does punctus circumflexus mean?
- Punctus circumflexus means a medieval punctuation mark indicating a short pause (approximately '̣).
- What part of speech is punctus circumflexus?
- Punctus circumflexus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce punctus circumflexus?
- Punctus circumflexus is pronounced /ˌpʌŋktəs sɜːkəmˈflɛksəs/ (UK).
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