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turned period

turned period noun: synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.

Noun

turned period (plural turned periods)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
    • Emphasis is conveniently marked by the turned period before the whole word, thus to two [too ·too].1874, Alexander John Ellis, On Early English Pronunciation, volume 4, London: Asher & Co., Trübner & Co., page 1259
    • The turned period after a vowel, as oo·, indicates length and position of accent ; after a consonant it indicates shortness of the vowel in the accented syllable, as vadh·ŭr = vădhʹŭr.1879, Henry Sweet, F. T. Elworthy, Skeat, Specimens of English Dialects: I. Devonshire and Exmoor Scolding and Courtship, II. Westmoreland. A Bran New Wark, London: Trübner, page 111
    Synonyms:
    interpunct

Examples of turned period in a sentence

  • Accent is marked by the turned period (·), which is normally placed after the accented vowel or diphthong (a·ctor, allow·, a·ccent noun, acce·nt verb, exaggera·tion, exa·ggerator); [...].1919, H. W. Fowler F. G. Fowler, The concise Oxford dictionary of current English, Clarendon Press, page xii:
  • The main Stress or Syllabic Accent is indicated by a ‘turned period’ (·) after the vowel, whether long or short (not after the consonant at the end of the syllable) ; [...].1933, James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, C. T. Onions, The Oxford English Dictionary, volume 1 A-B, Oxford: Clarendon Press...

Synonyms of turned period

Forms of turned period

pluralturned periods

Questions about turned period

What does turned period mean?
Turned period means synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.
How do you use turned period in a sentence?
Accent is marked by the turned period (·), which is normally placed after the accented vowel or diphthong (a·ctor, allow·, a·ccent noun, acce·nt verb, exaggera·tion, exa·ggerator); [...].
What part of speech is turned period?
Turned period is a noun.
What is the plural of turned period?
The plural of turned period is turned periods.

Words near turned period in the dictionary

  1. turned or burnt
  2. turned out
  3. turned over
  4. turned over a new leaf
  5. turned pear-shaped
  6. turned period
  7. turned periods
  8. turned point
  9. turned points
  10. turned queen's evidence
  11. turned question mark

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