punctation

[ puhngk-tey-shuh n ]

/ pʌŋkˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

punctate condition or marking.

one of the marks or depressions.

Nearby words

punctate hemorrhage, punctate hyalosis, punctate keratitis, punctate keratoderma, punctatim, punctation, punctiform, punctilio, punctilious, punctual, punctuality

Origin of punctation

1610–20; < Medieval Latin pūnctātiōn-, stem of pūnctātiō, equivalent to pūnctāt(us) (past participle of pūnctāre to mark with points; see point) + -iōn- -ion

Examples from the Web for punctation

In drawing up the “Punctation” he took no active part, but it was wholly inspired by his principles.
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