Dictionary

punctus elevatus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpʌŋktəs ɛləˈvɑːtəs/
• /ˌpʌŋktəs ɛləˈveɪtəs/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pūnctus ēlevātus (literally “raised mark”).

Meanings

1. A medieval punctuation mark indicating a medium-length pause (approximately ⸵).
   • […]manuscript punctuation has a punctus elevatus after the interjections and a punctus interrogativus at the end of the sentence. 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:
   • The point and punctus elevatus are used within the sentence. 2015 December 23, Mary P. Richards, editor, Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts: Basic Readings, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 387:
   • 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. 1993, Malcolm Beckwith Parkes, Pause and Effect, Influences on The Application of Punctuation, page 71:

Relateds

punctus versus · punctus flexus · punctus circumflexus · punctus · punctus interrogativus