interpunction

English

Etymology

From Latin interpunctio, from interpungere, interpunctum (“to interpoint”). See inter- and point.

Noun

interpunction (plural interpunctions)

1. (archaic) punctuation (insertion of points between words or sentences)

References

• “interpunction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.