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point

  • noun
  • point

A small dot or mark.

Other meanings

  1. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.

  2. A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.

Synonyms

  • period
  • full stop
  • stop
  • full point

Example sentences

  • “It's a bit of a sore point.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “That's a valid point you brought up there.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “The pollution levels had reached a critical point.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "pūnctus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “point” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.