punctuation
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin punctuatio (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctuare (“to mark with points, settle”); see punctuate.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
punctuation (countable and uncountable; plural punctuations)
- A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
Meronyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:punctuation mark
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Punctuation
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Translations [edit]
set of symbols
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External links [edit]
- punctuation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- punctuation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911