serial comma

See also: Template:serial comma

English

Noun

Examples
The primary colours in painting are red, yellow, and blue. Two of his ex-girlfriends, Joanna, and Rachel all showed up to the party. Package may contain a lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium, or sealed lead battery. Confucius taught four things: culture, conduct, loyalty, and faith.

serial comma (plural serial commas)

1. A comma preceding the final conjunction in a list of three or more items, especially to provide clarity.

   Synonyms: (US) Harvard comma, (UK, US) Oxford comma

Translations

comma preceding the final conjunction in a list

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Oxford-pilkku

Further reading

• serial comma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia