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Meaning

1. A word divider.
   C⸱AVRELIVS / PARTꟵENIVS / ÓRNÁMENTꟾS⸱DEC / HONÓRÁTVS⸱COL⸱AVG / NEMAVSꟾ⸱ꟾI͞I͞I͞IꟾVIR⸱AVG / COL⸱CÓPIA⸱CLAVD⸱AVG⸱LVGVD / ITEM⸱NÁRBÓNE⸱MÁRTIO / ET⸱FIR⸱IV́L⸱SECVND⸱ARAVSIÓNE / ET⸱FORO⸱IVLIꟾ⸱PÁCÁTO / VBꟾQVE⸱GRÁTVITꟾS⸱HONÓRIBVSGaius Aurelius Parthenius, honored with ornaments of decurio at the Colonia Augusta Nemausus [Nîmes], sevir Augustalis at the Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum [Lyon], likewise at Narbo Martius [Narbonne] and at Firma Julia Secundanorum Aurasio [Orange] and at Forum Julii Pacatum [Fréjus]. Everywhere the honours were received for nothing in return.

Origins

A minimal way to mark word boundaries at a time when most text was scriptio continua. It would later be omitted, leaving a space.