raised dot noun2 •⸳ (the Ancient Greek punctuation mark, sitting between the height of the period and the height of the high point, used for a short pause). •Synonym of high point: · or · (the Greek punctuation mark used in place of a semicolon in English).In Greek the period and comma are the same as in English; the colon and semicolon are both represented by a raised dot (·); the question mark is represented by a semicolon. — 2003 formsraised dots