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comma [ˈkɒmə] n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the punctuation mark, indicating a slight pause in the spoken sentence and used where there is a listing of items or to separate a nonrestrictive clause or phrase from a main clause 2. (Music, other) Music a minute interval 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for comma butterfly [from Latin, from Greek komma clause, from kopteinto cut] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations comma n → Komma nt n comma [ˈkomə] the punctuation mark (,) used to show a slight pause etc. komma فاصِلَه запетайка čárka komma das Komma κόμμα (γραμμ.) coma koma ویرگول؛ کاما pilkku virgule פְּסִיק अल्पविराम, उद्धरण चिह्न zarez vessző tanda koma komma virgola コンマ 콤마 kablelis komats tanda koma komma komma przecinek vírgula virgulă запятая čiarka vejica zarez komma[] เครื่องหมาย (,) virgül 逗號 кома سکتہ ۔ کوما dấu phẩy 逗号 comma → فاصلة čárka komma Komma κόμμα coma pilkku virgule zarez virgola コンマ 쉼표 komma komma przecinek vírgula запятая komma เครื่องหมายลูกน้ำ virgül dấu phẩy 逗号 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| You see I left off at a comma, and it's so awkward not knowing how the sentence finishes He set down her basket and the tin pot, and stirring the paint with the brush that was in it began painting large square letters on the middle board of the three composing the stile, placing a comma after each word, as if to give pause while that word was driven well home to the reader's heart-- Nearer and nearer waltzed Gagool, looking for all the world like an animated crooked stick or comma, her horrid eyes gleaming and glowing with a most unholy lustre. |
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