interpoint

English

Etymology 1

A variant of interpunct

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/

Noun

interpoint (plural interpoints)

1. (typography) Synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.

Etymology 2

inter- +‎ point

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈpɔɪnt/

Verb

interpoint (third-person singular simple present interpoints, present participle interpointing, simple past and past participle interpointed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
   • 1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:

     Her heart commands, her words should pass out first, / And then her sighs should interpoint her words; / The whiles her eyes out into tears should burst.