punctus flexus

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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pūnctus flexus (literally “bent mark”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpʌŋktəs ˈflɛksəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌpʌŋktəs ˈflɛksəs/

Noun

punctus flexus

(palaeography) Synonym of punctus circumflexus
- 1993, Malcolm Beckwith Parkes, Pause and Effect‎, Plates and Commentaries, page 197:
  In the sacerdotal prayers in col. a the punctuation is by punctus flexus, punctus elevatus and punctus.
- 2007, Manuscripta: A Journal for Manuscript Research‎, volume 51, St. Louis University Library, page 230:
  Very few cases show the use of the punctus flexus for minor medium pauses.
- 2015, Benjamin Pohl, Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum: Tradition, Innovation and Memory‎, York Medieval Press, →ISBN, Introduction, page 19:
  After all, it was the revision of the Cistercian liturgy that helped facilitate the widespread use of positurae, particularly the punctus flexus and punctus elevatus.

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