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Full stop
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a punctuation mark (.) used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence or placed after abbreviations to signal a pause or conclusion
Example
The editor added a full stop after each abbreviation for clarity.
Every sentence in the paragraph ended with a full stop.
She placed a full stop after the abbreviation to complete the sentence.
The teacher reminded the students to use a full stop at the end of their statements.
He noticed that the author used a full stop to emphasize the finality of the sentence.