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com·ma  (km)

n.

1. Grammar A punctuation mark ( , ) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence.

2. A pause or separation; a caesura.

3. Any of several butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having wings with brownish coloring and irregularly notched edges.

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[Latin, from Greek komma, piece cut off, short clause, from koptein, to cut.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comma - a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	2.	comma - anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing comma butterfly, Polygonia comma brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast genus Polygonia, Polygonia - comma butterflies

Translations

comma [ˈkɒmə] N → coma f
see also inverted

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comma [ˈkɒmə] n → virgule f

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comma

n → Komma nt

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comma [ˈkɒmə] n → virgola

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comma

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

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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