Look up: punctuation

1. punctuation
   [n] - something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions 2. [n] - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases 3. [n] - the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
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2. Punctuation
   a system of marks used to introduce pauses and interruption into writing
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3. Punctuation
   a system of marking written text to illustrate pauses or logical relationships e.g. brackets; comma; colon; dashes; inverted commas; semi-colon.
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4. Punctuation
   Punctuation is a way of marking text to help readers' understanding. The most commonly used marks in English are: apostrophe, colon, comma, dash, ellipsis, exclamation mark, full stop, hyphen, semi-colon and speech marks (inverted commas).
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5. Punctuation
   Punc`tu·a'tion noun [ Confer French ponctuation .] (Gram.) The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of points, so a...
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6. punctuation
   punctuation mark noun the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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7. punctuation
   noun the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
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8. punctuation
   noun something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
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9. Punctuation
   • (n.) The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of points, so as to elucidate the author`s meaning.
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10. punctuation
    the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading, both silently and aloud, ... [1 related articles]
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11. punctuation
    punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves. In every language, besides the sounds of the words that are strung together there are other features, such as tone, accent, and pauses, that are equally signifi...
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12. punctuation
    System of conventional signs (punctuation marks) and spaces employed to organize written and printed language in order to make it as readable, clear, and logical as possible. Standard punctuation marks and conventions include the full stop (also known as period or point), commas, colon, semicolon, e...
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13. Punctuation
    `Punctuation` marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud. In written English, punctuation is vital to disambiguate the meaning of sentences. For example, "woman, without her man, is nothi...
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14. Punctuation
    (chess) When annotating chess games, commentators frequently use question marks and exclamation points to denote a move as bad or good. The symbols normally used are "??", "?", "?!", "!?", "!", and "!!". The corresponding symbol is j...
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