punctation

[ puhngk-tey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. punctate condition or marking.

  2. one of the marks or depressions.

Origin of punctation

1
1610–20; <Medieval Latin pūnctātiōn-, stem of pūnctātiō, equivalent to pūnctāt(us) (past participle of pūnctāre to mark with points; see point) + -iōn--ion

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