punctuation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Meronyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Mediaeval Latin punctuatio (“‘a marking with points, a writing, agreement’”) < punctuare (“‘to mark with points, settle’”); see punctuate.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/, SAMPA: /pVNk.tSu"eI.S@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

punctuation (countable and uncountable; plural punctuations)

1. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.

[edit] Meronyms

• See also Wikisaurus:punctuation mark

[edit] Derived terms

• punctuation mark

[edit] Related terms

• point
• punctilious
• punctuate
• punctual
• punctuality

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• punctuation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• punctuation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911