Added 7 October 2026
point
/pɔɪnt/ noun
In Latin: pūnctum Wiktionary
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A small dot or mark. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
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Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
interjection
- Point taken; understood; got it.
verb
verb
- To appoint.
Origin
From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”); alternatively, from Old French pointe f (“sharp tip”), from Latin pūncta f (past participle), all from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to sting, prick”). Mostly displaced native Middle English ord (“point”), from Old English ord (“point”). Doublet of pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.
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