INTERPOINT

Etymology 1

Noun

interpoint (plural interpoints)

(typography) synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.

Etymology 2

Verb

interpoint (third-person singular simple present interpoints, present participle interpointing, simple past and past participle interpointed)

(transitive, obsolete) To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.

Her heart commands, her words should pass out first,
And then her sighs should interpoint her words;
The whiles her eyes out into tears should burst.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*point", v. t.

Definition: To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate. [R.] Her sighs should interpoint her words. Daniel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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