interpunction
English
Etymology
From Latin interpunctio, from interpungere, interpunctum (“to interpoint”). See inter- and point.
Noun
interpunction (plural interpunctions)
- The insertion of points between words or sentences; punctuation.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for interpunction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)