full stop

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/

Noun

full stop (plural full stops)

1. (Australia, British, India, Ireland, NZ, South Africa) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

Synonyms

• (indicating end of sentence) See period
• (marking an abbreviation) dot, point, -x

Translations

• French: point
• German: Punkt
• Italian: punto
• Portuguese: ponto
• Russian: то́чка
• Spanish: punto

Interjection

1. (colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking.

   We need more people to join IRC, full stop.

Synonyms

• (and nothing less) and that’s final, and that’s that, it’s as simple as that, period (North America), end of

Translations

• French: un point c'est tout, point, point final
• German: Punkt; Punktum; Punkt. Aus. Ende; basta; und damit basta
• Portuguese: ponto final
• Russian: и то́чка

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