punctus
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/ˈpʌŋktəs/
Noun
The basic dot (‧) used to end a sentence in medieval punctuation (ancestral to the full stop/period).
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In the sacerdotal prayers in col. a the punctuation is by punctus flexus, punctus elevatus and punctus.
The most common item of punctuation was the punctus or point.
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Curiously, the punctus versus was largely replaced with a punctus by ca.1100.