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punctus elevatus

/ˌpʌŋktəs ɛləˈvɑːtəs/

punctus elevatus noun: a medieval punctuation mark indicating a medium-length pause (approximately ⸵).

Noun

punctus elevatus

  1. A medieval punctuation mark indicating a medium-length pause (approximately ⸵).
    • The punctus elevatus after consecuto ('followed') not only distinguishes more sharply between the present state of revelation and the historical process by which it was achieved but emphasizes the relationship between them as one of cause and-effect.1993, Malcolm Beckwith Parkes, Pause and Effect, Influences on The Application of Punctuation, page 71
    • […]manuscript punctuation has a punctus elevatus after the interjections and a punctus interrogativus at the end of the sentence.2000, Jane Roberts, Janet Laughland Nelson, editors, Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Related Themes in Memory of Lynne Grundy, King's College (University of London), →ISBN, page 537

Origin of punctus elevatus

From Medieval Latin pūnctus ēlevātus (literally “raised mark”).

Questions about punctus elevatus

What does punctus elevatus mean?
Punctus elevatus means a medieval punctuation mark indicating a medium-length pause (approximately ⸵).
What part of speech is punctus elevatus?
Punctus elevatus is a noun.
How do you pronounce punctus elevatus?
Punctus elevatus is pronounced /ˌpʌŋktəs ɛləˈvɑːtəs/.

Words near punctus elevatus in the dictionary

  1. puncturevines
  2. puncturing
  3. puncturings
  4. punctus
  5. punctus circumflexus
  6. punctus elevatus
  7. punctus flexus
  8. punctus interrogativus
  9. punctus percontativus
  10. punctus versus
  11. pund

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