終止符 — meaning in English

English meaning

• Dot noun A small, round mark or spot.
• period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.

Senses

終止符 is used for these senses in English:

• dot (grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
• full stop (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
• period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

Dot — full definition

1. noun A small, round mark or spot.
2. verb To mark with a dot, or to scatter things across an area.

period — full definition

1. noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
2. noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
3. noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
4. noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
5. intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.

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