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   Dot

   /dät/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small round mark or spot: "a symbol depicted in colored dots"
   • ▪ a dot written or printed as part of an i or j, as a diacritical mark, as one of a series of marks to signify omission, or as a period.
   • ▪ a dot used to denote the lengthening of a note or rest by half, or to indicate staccato.
   • ▪ the shorter signal of the two used in Morse code.
   • ▪ used to refer to an object that appears tiny because it is far away: "the desert shrank figures to mere dots"
   • ▪ used to indicate the punctuation separating parts of an email or website address: "OUP dot com"

   verb

   • 1. mark with a small spot or spots: "wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt" Similar spotfleckbespecklemarkdabstipplepockfrecklesprinkledustliterary:befleckbestrewbesprinkle
   • ▪ (of a number of items) be scattered over (an area): "churches dot the countryside" Similar scatterpeppersprinklestrewlitterpunctuatestudcoverspreaddisperseinterspersedistribute
   • ▪ place a dot over (a letter): "you need to dot the i"
   • ▪ mark (a note or rest) to show that the time value is increased by half: "dotting the quarter note for everyone is a common practice"

   Word Origin Old Englishdott ‘head of a boil’. The word is recorded only once in Old English, then not until the late 16th century, when it is found in the sense ‘a small lump or clot’, perhaps influenced by Dutch dot ‘a knot’. The sense ‘small mark or spot’ dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dotter noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DOT definition: 1. a very small round mark: 2. the spoken form of a full stop in an internet or email address, or…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDOT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DOT definition: 1. a small, round mark or spot: 2. the spoken form of '.' in an internet address: 3. at that…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · a small round mark made with or as with a pen, etc; spot; speck; point. 2. anything resembling a dot; a small amount. a dot of paint. 3. the mark (˙) that appears above the main stem of the letters i, j. 4. music. a. the symbol (·) placed after a note or rest to increase its time value by half.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › dotDot - definition of dot by The Free Dictionary

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   Define dot. dot synonyms, dot pronunciation, dot translation, English dictionary definition of dot. abbr. Department of Transportation n. 1. a. A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot. b. Such a mark used in orthography, as above...

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dotDot - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A dot is a round speck or spot. A first grade teacher might remind his students to put dots on their i s and j s. A period, a little circle or point, is a dot. Another kind is a polka dot, which might decorate your favorite pair of shorts or the curtains in your room. In Morse code, a dot is a short signal, as opposed to the longer "dash."

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDOT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. countable noun. A dot is a very small round mark, for example, one that is used as the top part of the letter `i,' as a period, or in the names of websites . ...a system of painting using small dots of color. 2. transitive verb. When things dot a place or an area, they are scattered or spread all over it. Small coastal towns dot the landscape.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of dot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.