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full stop

noun

period.

full stop

noun

Also called (esp US and Canadian): period.��the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of full stop¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Example Sentences

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This week's retirement is not a full stop of course.

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Although I did wonder whether to put a full stop there or not.

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This time though his streak came to a full stop.

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His paragraphs flow like the water he admires: sometimes tranquil and easy, other times a tumbling, mixing, effervescent torrent directed by commas, never promising a full stop.

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However, many members were clear that this is far from a full stop.

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full speed ahead full swing

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