dot

/dɑt/ noun

Definition

› a small, round mark or spot: a pattern of blue and green dots

B1 [no plural] the spoken form of “.” in an Internet address: dot com (= .com)

on the dot › at that exact time: We have to leave at 7:30 on the dot.

(Definition of dot noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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