raised dot
NOUN
multiplication sign
Synonyms
WEAK
Example Sentences
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She mentions in passing that translating Greek may have saved the semicolon: the Greeks used it in the form of a raised dot; translating complex sentences requires it.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 2, 2020
