vowel point: Meaning and Definition of

vow'el point"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. any of a group of auxiliary symbols, as small lines and dots, placed above or below consonant symbols to indicate vowels in a writing system, as that of Hebrew or Arabic, in which vowels are otherwise not written.
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