Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or condition of being punctate, in any of the senses of that word.
  • noun In civil law, a document made between the parties before the contract to which it refers as binding force, generally merely with the object of putting clearly before them the principal points discussed.

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  • noun A preliminary treaty or contract, for example the Punctation of Olmütz.
  • noun botany markings of minute spots, holes, or depressions

Etymologies

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From German Punktation, from medieval Latin punctatio.

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Examples

  • Like word choice and syntax, punctation is a chance for the writer to infuse their style into their writing.

    National Punctuation Day « Motivated Grammar 2008

  • Like word choice and syntax, punctation is a chance for the writer to infuse their style into their writing.

    2008 September « Motivated Grammar 2008

  • Everything on the page has to work for the story – from the characters to the language to punctation.

    What is Copy Editing? « Write Anything 2010

  • Can random heritable variation and natural selection generate a code, a language, with letters (nucleotide bases), words (codons), punctation (stop codons), and syntax?

    Death of a popular anti-ID argument 2007

  • Can random heritable variation and natural selection generate a code, a language, with letters (nucleotide bases), words (codons), punctation (stop codons), and syntax?

    Death of a popular anti-ID argument 2007

  • Can random heritable variation and natural selection generate a code, a language, with letters (nucleotide bases), words (codons), punctation (stop codons), and syntax?

    Death of a popular anti-ID argument 2007

  • In this particular case, the faint punctation of the surface may possibly indicate the presence of air vesicles of a size sufficiently great to be visible under the microscope.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 Various

  • Use freely punctation over superficial nerves, and firm kneading and stroking with the thumbs.

    Massage and the Original Swedish Movements 1918

  • Sarcasm, Inc are here to solve the problem, as they introduced the SarcMark, the "sarcasm punctation mark".

    iToot Stream 2010

  • Sarcasm, Inc are here to solve the problem, as they introduced the SarcMark, the "sarcasm punctation mark".

    iToot Stream 2010

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