punctum delens
punctum delens · puncta delentia
A dot placed above a letter to indicate that it is a copying error and should be ignoredA dot placed above a letter to indicate that it is a copying error and should be ignored.
Meaning
2 sensesA dot placed above a letter to indicate that it is a copying error and should be ignored.
A dot placed above a consonant in Irish, when it is written in Gaelic script, to indicate that the consonant is lenited.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin pūnctum dēlēns.Unadapted borrowing from Latin pūnctum dēlēns.
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Forms
plural: puncta delentia| Singular | punctum delens |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular