Meaning & use
full stop
The punctuation mark (.) used to end a sentence, called a period in American English.
See it in a sentence
British teachers remind students to place a full stop at the end of every sentence.
He typed the message quickly and forgot the full stop at the end.
A note on using this word
Full stop is standard British English; American English uses 'period'. As an interjection, 'full stop' also means 'and that's final'.
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