comma
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈkɒm.ə/
Noun
comma noun
- The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.
- A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways.
Verb
comma verb
- To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas.
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Synonyms
comecomma-pointscratch commavirgulavirgulecomma butterflypolygonia commasemicoloncolonparagraphsubparagraphdecimalpointsemi-colonsyntonicpartysentenceindent
Associated
schismacedilladiesispythagoreantortoiseshelldelimiterseparatorapostrophepunctuationexclamationsplice
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