punctuation
noun/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/
/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the marks used in writing that divide sentences and phrases; the system of using these marksTopics Languagea2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin punctuatio(n-), from the verb punctuare, from punctum ‘a point’.
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