v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Punctuated p. pr. & vb. n. Punctuating. ] [ Cf. F. ponctuer. See Punctual. ] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]
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(n) a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change, Syn. theory of punctuated equilibrium