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| The middle dot is also known by the names interpunct, interpoint, centered (centred) dot and space dot. The dot operator ⋅ (U+22C5) may also be called middle dot.[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpunct] In ancient Latin and several other scripts, the middle dot was used instead of space for separating words.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_divider]
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| == Middle Dot in Unicode ==
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| |+ Precomposed Letters with Middle Dot
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| | style="font-size:180%" | · || style="font-size:180%" | Ŀ || style="font-size:180%" | ŀ
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| | U+00B7 || U+013F || U+0140
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| | Middle Dot || Latin Capital Letter L With Middle Dot || Latin Small Letter L With Middle Dot
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| | '''Note:''' May be confused with Modifier Letter Half Triangular Colon, ˑ (U+02D1); Bullet, • (U+2022); Bullet Operator, ∙ (U+2219); Dot Operator, ⋅ (U+22C5); or Hyphenation Point, ‧ (U+2027). || ||
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| == Natlang Examples ==
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| |+ Uses of Middle Dot
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| ! Usage
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| ! Notes
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| | Digraph disambiguation
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| | [[Wikipedia:Catalan_language|Catalan]]
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| | Ŀl ŀl /lː/
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| | Ll ll without middle dot stands for /ʎ/.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_alphabet#Punt_volat_.28middot.29]
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| == See Also ==
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| *[[Natlang_Uses_of_Diacritics_in_the_Latin_Alphabet|Natlang Uses of Diacritics in the Latin Alphabet]]
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