punctus elevatus
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin pūnctus ēlevātus (literally “raised mark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpʌŋktəs ɛləˈvɑːtəs/, /ˌpʌŋktəs ɛləˈveɪtəs/
Noun
- (palaeography) A medieval punctuation mark indicating a medium-length pause (approximately ⸵).
- 1993, Malcolm Beckwith Parkes, Pause and Effect, Influences on The Application of Punctuation, page 71:
- The punctus elevatus after consecuto ('followed') not only distinguishes more sharply between the present state of revelation and the historical process by which it was achieved but emphasizes the relationship between them as one of cause and-effect.
- 2000, Jane Roberts, Janet Laughland Nelson, editors, Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Related Themes in Memory of Lynne Grundy, King's College (University of London), →ISBN, page 537:
- […] manuscript punctuation has a punctus elevatus after the interjections and a punctus interrogativus at the end of the sentence.
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