point off

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point awf, of]
- /pɔɪnt ɔf, ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point awf, of]
- /pɔɪnt ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of point off words

noun point off a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 1
noun point off a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 1
noun point off a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 1
noun point off something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 1
noun point off a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 1
noun point off a stone implement with a tapering end found in some Middle and Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures and used primarily for hunting. 1

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Origin of point off

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English point(e); partly < Old French point dot, mark, place, moment < Latin pūnctum, noun use of neuter past participle of pungere to prick, stab (cf. pungent); partly < Old French pointe sharp end < Medieval Latin pūncta, noun use of Latin: feminine of past participle of pungere; (v.) Middle English pointen; partly derivative of the noun, partly < Middle French pointer, derivative of pointe (noun)

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Parts of speech for Point off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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point off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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