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Punctuation

//ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 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; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods). countable, uncountable

    "Different languages have different rules for punctuation."

  2. 2
    the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases wordnet
  3. 3
    An act of punctuating. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases wordnet
  5. 5
    something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuātiō (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctuō (“to mark with points, settle”). Morphologically, punctuate + -ion.

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