interpoint

English

Etymology 1

A variant of interpunct

Noun

interpoint (plural interpoints)

  1. (typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.

Etymology 2

inter- +‎ point

Verb

interpoint (third-person singular simple present interpoints, present participle interpointing, simple past and past participle interpointed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
    • Samuel Daniel
      Her heart commands, her words should pass out first,
      And then her sighs should interpoint her words;
      The whiles her eyes out into tears should burst.
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