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point

/ˈpɔɪnt/POYNT
/ˈpɔɪnt/POYNT

Meaninga point

Common meaning: a sharp tip

Other meanings: a dot

Journey through time

  1. Latinpunctum‘a point’source
  2. Frenchpointsource
  3. Middle Englishpointsource
  4. Englishpoint‘a sharp tip’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin punctum ‘a point’.

Roots

Related words

punctilio

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