full stop

  • 1full stop — 1. The principal use of the full stop (also called point, full point, and period) is to mark the end of a sentence that is a statement (as in this sentence). This applies to sentences when they are not complete statements or contain ellipsis (see …

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  • 2full stop — full stop1 n BrE a point (.) that marks the end of a sentence or the short form of a word American Equivalent: period ▪ Put a full stop at the end of the sentence. full stop 2 full stop2 interjection BrE informal used at the end of a sentence to… …

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  • 3full stop — noun count BRITISH a PERIOD used in writing come to a full stop 1. ) if a vehicle comes to a full stop, it slows until it is completely still 2. ) to end, especially suddenly or unexpectedly …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4full stop — full stops N COUNT A full stop is the punctuation mark . which you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or exclamation. [BRIT] (in AM, use period) …

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  • 5full stop — index check (bar) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6full stop — full′ stop′ n. period 6), period 7) • Etymology: 1655–65 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7full stop — ► NOUN ▪ a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation …

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  • 8full stop — n. a period (punctuation mark) …

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  • 9Full stop — For other uses, see Full stop (disambiguation). . Full stop Punctuation apostroph …

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  • 10full stop — noun 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 • Syn: ↑period, ↑point, ↑stop, ↑full point • Derivationally related forms: ↑point ( …

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