v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Punctuated p. pr. & vb. n. Punctuating. ] [ Cf. F. ponctuer. See Punctual. ] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]
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(n)a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change, Syn.theory of punctuated equilibrium
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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Punctuated p. pr. & vb. n. Punctuating. ] [ Cf. F. ponctuer. See Punctual. ] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]
[くぎる, kugiru](v5r, vt) (1) (esp. 区切る) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off; (2) (esp. 句切る) to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud); (P)[Add to Longdo]