punctuated (verb)

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• punctuate — [[t]pʌ̱ŋktʃueɪt[/t]] punctuates, punctuating, punctuated VERB: usu passive If an activity or situation is punctuated by particular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals. [WRITTEN] [be V ed by/with n] The silence of the night was… …   English dictionary

• punctuate — verb a) Add punctuation to That occurrence of its needs to be punctuated. b) vary; interrupt; give structure The pristine lawn was punctuated only by the single apple tree in the centre …   Wiktionary

• punctuate — verb 1 (T) to divide written work into sentences, phrases etc using commas, full stops etc 2 be punctuated by/with sth to be interrupted many times with something such as a noise: silence occasionally punctuated by laughter …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• punctuate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare to point, provide with punctuation marks, from Latin punctus point Date: circa 1766 transitive verb 1. to mark or divide (written matter) with punctuation… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• snortle — verb A hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale. Brooke looked quite elegant in her gown until she snortled and champagne came out of her nose …   Wiktionary

• punctuate — UK [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt] / US [ˈpʌŋktʃuˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms punctuate : present tense I/you/we/they punctuate he/she/it punctuates present participle punctuating past tense punctuated past participle punctuated to use full… …   English dictionary

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• punc|tu|ate — «PUHNGK chu ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.i. to use periods, commas, and other marks in writing or printing to help make the meaning clear. –v.t. 1. to put punctuation marks in. 2. Figurative. to interrupt now and then: »His speech was punctuated …   Useful english dictionary

• American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …   Wikipedia

• Yahweh — For information about Yahweh, see God in Abrahamic religions, which provides useful links. Yahweh is an English transliteration of he. יַהְוֶה a 19th century proposed punctuation of he. יהוה (the Tetragrammaton), which is the distinctive personal …   Wikipedia

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism