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full stop
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full stop
n.
1. A period indicating the end of a sentence.
2. A complete halt, as one made by a motor vehicle.

full stop, full point
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etc. Also called (esp US and Canadian) period
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Noun1.full stop - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
suspension point - (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
Translations
full stop npunto

full stop نُقْطَة tečka punktum Punkt τελεία punto piste point točka punto 終止符 마침표 punt punktum kropka ponto final точка punkt มหัพภาค จุด nokta dấu chấm câu 句点


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