Saturday, March 7, 2009

interpunct

An interpunct ( · ) is a small dot used for interword separation in ancient Latin script, being perhaps the first consistent visual representation of word boundaries in written language. The dot is vertically centered, e.g. "DONA·EIS·REQVIEM", and is therefore also called a middle dot or centered dot.
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talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping

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