punctus

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  The basic dot (‧) used to end a sentence in medieval punctuation (ancestral to the full stop/period).

Etymology 1
Perfect passive participle of.

Participle

 * 1) pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked.
 * 2) marked with points; stippled.
 * 3) stung, bitten, pinched, having been affected sensibly.
 * 4) vexed, annoyed, grieved, troubled, disturbed, having been vexed or annoyed.

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Noun

 * 1)  point

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)  a pricking, stinging, puncture
 * 2)  a point
 * ,  2.68,, editor, Caii Plinii Secundi historiae naturalis libri XXXVII, volume 1, published 1741, Paris, p. 107:
 * Hae tot portiones terrae, immo vero, ut plures tradidere, 15mundi punctus: ( neque enim aliud est terra in universo: )
 * Notae. [...] 15. Mundi punctus.] Acutum illud est Senecae dictum, lib. I. Natur. quaest. in prooem. pag. 831. Hoc est illud punctum, quod inter tot gentes ferro & igni dividitur. O quam ridiculi sunt mortalium termini, &c.
 * 1)  punctuation mark

Usage notes

 * In older editions of Pliny mundi punctus (with punctus as a 4th-declension noun) appears, while in more recent editions it is mundi puncto (with punctum or punctus as 2nd-declension noun); compare Citations:puncto.