noun, adverb
noun (also less frequent stop) (both BrE) (AmE period) the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence and in some abbreviations, for example e.g.
IDIOMS
come to a full stop to stop completely:
The car began to shudder and eventually came to a full stop in front of the church.
adverb (BrE) (also period AmE, BrE) (spoken) used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject:
I've already told you-we can't afford it, full stop!
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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