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Word: Dot
Speech Type: Noun
Old English dott ‘head of a boil’. The word is recorded only once in Old English, then not until the late 16th century, when it is found in the sense ‘a small lump or clot’, perhaps influenced by Dutch dot ‘a knot’. The sense ‘small mark or spot’ dates from the mid 17th century
dɒt
a small round mark or spot
Short Definition:small round mark
Examples:- a symbol depicted in coloured dots
Word: Dot
Speech Type: Verb
dɒt
mark with a small spot or spots
Short Definition:mark with spot
Examples:- wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt
hit (someone)
Short Definition:hit someone
Examples:- ‘You want to dot him one,’ he said
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