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punc·tu·a·tion

(pŭngk′cho͞o-ā′shən)n.1.

punctuation

(ˌpʌŋktjʊˈeɪʃən) n

punc•tu•a•tion

(ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən)
n.

punctuation

• em dash, en dash - The em dash is the long dash used in punctuation whose length is based on the width of the letter M; the en dash is shorter (the width of an N) and the hyphen is even shorter.
• punctual - From Latin punctum, 'point,' it can mean 'pertaining to punctuation,' or 'of or relating to a point in space.'
• square brackets, parentheses, braces - Square brackets were formerly called crotchets, round brackets are commonly called parentheses, and curly brackets are called braces; the punctuation called brackets derives from the bookshelf type, implying that, in writing, these marks 'lift up' a section of a sentence.
• stigmeology - The art of punctuation.

Punctuation Rules

Noun	1.	punctuation - something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; 'the telephone is an annoying interruption'; 'there was a break in the action when a player was hurt'
2.	punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); 'his answer was just a punctuation mark' ampersand - a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and) apostrophe - the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word brace - either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material square bracket, bracket - either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material angle bracket, bracket - either of two punctuation marks (`<' or=' `='>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material comma - a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence exclamation mark, exclamation point - a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation hyphen, dash - a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text parenthesis - either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material full point, full stop, period, stop, point - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; 'in England they call a period a stop' interrogation point, question mark - a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question inverted comma, quotation mark, quote - a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else semicolon - a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period separatrix, virgule, solidus, slash, diagonal, stroke - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information swung dash - a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word
3.	punctuation - the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases hyphenation - connecting syllables and words by hyphens grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

punctuation

[ˌpʌŋktjʊˈeɪʃən]

Punctuation List

punctuation

[ˌpʌŋktʃʊˈeɪʃ^ən]n → ponctuationfpunctuation mark n → signem de ponctuation

punctuation

Punctuation Anchor Chart

punctuation

[ˌpʌŋktjʊˈeɪʃ/ən]n (Gram) → punteggiatura, interpunzionef

punctuate

(ˈpaŋktʃueit) verbpunctuation nounpunctuation mark

punctuation

→ وَضْعُ عَلامَاتُ التَّرْقِيم interpunkce tegnsætningZeichensetzungστίξηpuntuación välimerkkien käyttöponctuation interpunkcijapunteggiatura

What Are Punctuation Marks

句読 구두법interpunctietegnsettinginterpunkcjapontuaçãoпунктуация interpunktion เครื่องหมายวรรคตอนnoktalama dấu chấm phẩy标点符号
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Punctuation Marks And Their Uses