Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medieval musical notation: A note.
- noun A dot or point, however used.
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Examples
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The system of pointing ( "punctuation" derives from the Latin word punctus ` point ') is too valuable.
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By the eleventh century, Aristophanes 'system was restored; moreover, two new punctuation marks -- including one called punctus interrogativus, which strongly resembles the question mark of today -- had been added to indicate both a syntactical break and a change in inflection.
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To chapter 6, paragraph 113In the mid-14th century, the term counterpoint emerged to signify a compositional process by which, in general terms, one deliberately constructed pitch intervals (or proportions) among separate voices, note by note (punctus contra punctus).
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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The punctus interrogativus, as it was called, consisted of a dot underneath a right-leaning or horizontal wavering dash - a bit like a modern italic question-mark, but lacking the prominent semi-circular bend.
On question-marks DC 2008
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The punctus interrogativus, as it was called, consisted of a dot underneath a right-leaning or horizontal wavering dash - a bit like a modern italic question-mark, but lacking the prominent semi-circular bend.
Archive 2008-04-01 DC 2008
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The voter then putting a mark (_punctus_) on the name of him for whom he voted, threw the tablet into a large chest; and when all were done, the votes were counted.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway
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The word _counterpoint_ comes from the three words "_punctus contra punctum_," meaning "point against point."
Music Notation and Terminology Karl Wilson Gehrkens 1928
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The word point as here used refers to the _punctus_ -- one of the neumae of the mediaeval system, these neumae being the immediate predecessors of modern notes.
Music Notation and Terminology Karl Wilson Gehrkens 1928
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The Teutonic _sehandes ougen_, _pupilla oculi_, is totally distinct; _seha_ being merely _medius punctus oculi_, whence _sehan_,
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[3] Truss describes the punctus interrogativus of the late 700s as "a lightning flash, striking from right to left."
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