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U+2E31, ⸱
WORD SEPARATOR MIDDLE DOT

[U+2E30]
Supplemental Punctuation
[U+2E32]

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A minimal way to mark word boundaries at a time when most text was scriptio continua. It would later be omitted, leaving a space.

Punctuation mark

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  1. A word divider.
    Synonyms: 🙑,
    • c. 100 CE Roman inscription (image):
      C[aius]AVRELIVS / PARTꟵENIVS / ÓRNÁMENTꟾSDEC[urionalibus] / HONÓRÁTVSCOL[oniae]AVG[ustae] / NEMAVSꟾIIIIꟾVIRAVG[ustalis] / COL[onia]CÓPIACLAVD[ia]AVG[usta]LVGVD[uni] / ITEMNÁRBÓNEMÁRTIO / ETFIR[ma]IVL[ia]SECVND[anorum] ARAVSIÓNE / ETFOROIVLIꟾPÁCÁTO / VBꟾQVEGRÁTVITꟾSHONÓRIBVS