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punctum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun punctum has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
punctum, n. [L., a point.].
A point. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
punctum, n. (pl. puncta) Biol. a speck, dot, spot of colour, etc., or an elevation or depression on a surface.
Etymology
L, = POINT
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