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Definition of full stop

noun

British

a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation.
[as exclamation] used to suggest that there is nothing more to say on a topic:women are just generally better people full stop
a complete cessation:her life had simply come to a full stop

Grammar

Full stops are used: to mark the end of a sentence:And then you put it in the mail, and you repeat this process ad infinitum until the damn thing sells. to mark the end of a group of words that is not a full sentence, but which is complete in itself:Over and over. Again and again. Relentlessly. after abbreviations that consist of the first part of a word:Sept. Thurs. in email and website addresses:www.oup.com.

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