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Punkt

point

noun PUNKT Common

Origin: from Latin 'punctum'

Also means

dot

Usage Note

Punkt is a point, dot, or full stop (period). Before a time it means 'exactly on the dot': Punkt acht Uhr ('at eight sharp'); the idiom Punkt für Punkt means 'point by point'.

Examples

"Am Ende steht ein Punkt."

Natural Translation

There's a period at the end.

Literal Translation

At-the end stands a point.

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