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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-throated, full tilt, full tilt, at
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How to use full stop in a sentence
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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