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| Definition - The little dot over the i and the j. Note: It first appeared in 11th-century Latin manuscripts where it was used to differentiate i from neighboring letters. |
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Etymology - It derives from the Latin titulus, inscription, but Wycliffe used it to translate the concept denoted by the Late Latin apex, accent mark over a vowel. |
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Oxford English Dictionary - Its first citation is from 1382: "Til heuen and erthe passe, oon i […] or titil […] shal nat passe fro the lawe, til alle thingis be don." (Wyclif Matt. v. 18) |
