punctuation
/pʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
Noun
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Noun
the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
More Specific Terms
ampersand
angle bracket
apostrophe
brace
bracket
colon
comma
dash
diagonal
exclamation mark
exclamation point
full point
full stop
hyphen
hyphenation
interrogation point
inverted comma
parenthesis
period
point
question mark
quotation mark
quote
semicolon
separatrix
slash
solidus
square bracket
stop
stroke
swung dash
virgule