full stop

noun

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

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in England they call a period a stop

• Syn: ↑period, ↑point, ↑stop, ↑full point

• Derivationally related forms: ↑point (for: ↑point)

• Hypernyms: ↑punctuation, ↑punctuation mark

• Hyponyms: ↑suspension point

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full stop,

Especially British. the point marking the end of a sentence; period.

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In British English, the punctuation mark which you use at the end of a sentence (.) is called a full stop. In American English, it is called a period. See entry at ↑ Punctuation.

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n. chiefly Brit. another term for period (sense 2)

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noun, pl ⋯ stops [count]

Brit : ↑period 5a, 1

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ˌfull ˈstop [full stop] noun, adverb

noun (also less frequent stop) (also ˌfull ˈpoint) (all BrE) (NAmE period)

the mark (.) used at the end of a sentence and in some abbreviations, for example e.g.

 

Example Bank:

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Put a full stop at the end of the sentence.

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The items are separated with a full stop.

Idiom: ↑come to a full stop

 

adverb (BrE) (also period NAmE, BrE) (informal) used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject

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I've already told you— we can't afford it, full stop!

 

See also: ↑full point ▪ ↑period ▪ ↑stop