punctus circumflexus

名词 n.
英 /ˌpʌŋktəs sɜːkəmˈflɛksəs/    美 /ˌpʌŋktəs sɚkəmˈflɛksəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A medieval punctuation mark indicating a short pause (approximately '̣).
    — […]MS. Bodley 340, going back to an early form of the text, has confused indications that such was intended: after 'þa' it has a punctus circumflexus[…]

词源

From Medieval Latin pūnctus circumflexus (literally “bent-around mark”).
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