comma

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a comma butterfly

[edit] Etymology

From Latin comma < Ancient Greek κόμμα (komma) < κόπτω (koptō), I cut)

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Singular
comma

Plural
commas

comma (plural commas)

  1. Punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or between elements in a list.
  2. A North American butterfly, Polygonia c-album, of the genus Polygonia.

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Punctuation

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[edit] Italian

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comma m. (plural commi)

  1. (law) subsection

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόμμα (komma) < κόπτω (koptō) "I cut"

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comma

  1. piece, section