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full stop

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noun

period (defs. 10, 11).

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Origin of full stop

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby full stop

full sentence, full-service, full-size, full speed, full speed ahead, full stop, full swing, full-term, full-thickness flap, full-thickness graft, full-throated
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Words related to full stop

dot, period, point, decimal point

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British Dictionary definitions for full stop

full stop

full point

noun

the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etcAlso called (esp US and Canadian): period
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