punctuation mark

punctuation mark

n.

One of a set of marks or signs, such as the comma (,) or the period (.), used to punctuate texts.

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punctuation mark

n

(Linguistics) any of the signs used in punctuation, such as a comma or question mark

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punctua′tion mark`

n.

any of a group of marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, or question mark.

[1855–60]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

punctuation mark - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases punctuation orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark" ampersand - a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and) apostrophe - the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word brace - either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material square bracket, bracket - either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material angle bracket, bracket - either of two punctuation marks (`<' or="" `="">') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material comma - a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence exclamation mark, exclamation point - a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation hyphen, dash - a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text parenthesis - either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material full point, full stop, period, stop, point - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" interrogation point, question mark - a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question inverted comma, quotation mark, quote - a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else semicolon - a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period separatrix, virgule, solidus, slash, diagonal, stroke - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information swung dash - a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word

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Translations

عَلامَة التَّرْقيم

interpunkční znaménko

tegnsætning

SatzzeichenInterpunktionszeichen

signe de ponctuation

írásjel

greinarmerki

linea di partenzasegno di punteggiaturavoto

skilletegn

interpunkčné znamienko

ločilo

noktalama işareti

标点符号

punctuation mark

n → segno d'interpunzione

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punctuate

(ˈpaŋktʃueit) verb

to divide up sentences etc by commas, full stops, colons etc. leestekens aanbring يُشَكِّل الجُمْلَه، يضَع علامات الوقْف والفَواصِل في الجُمْلَه слагам препинателни знаци pontuar vyznačit interpunkci interpunktieren sætte tegn χωρίζω προτάσεις με σημεία στίξης puntuar kirjavahemärgistama نقطه گذاری کردن jakaa lauseita välimerkeillä ponctuer לִפסוֹק बीच में रोकना írásjelekkel ellát memberi tanda baca nota greinarmerki punteggiare 句読点をつける (문장 등을) 구두점으로 끊다 dėti skyrybos ženklus likt pieturzīmes membubuh tanda baca leestekens aanbrengensette skilletegn stawiać znaki przestankowe علامه ايښودل pontuar a pune semne de punctuaţie ставить знаки препинания vyznačiť interpunkciu postavljati ločila staviti znake interpunkcije interpunktera คั่นด้วยเครื่องหมายวรรคตอน noktalama işaretleri koymak, noktalamak 以標點分開，加標點於 ставити розділові знаки رموز اوقاف لگانا chấm câu 以标点分开，加标点于

punctuation noun

1. the act of punctuating. leestekens aanbring تَشْكيل الجُمَل، وَضْع علامات الوقْف والفواصِل пунктуация pontuação rozčlenění na části die Interpunktion tegnsætning στίξηpuntuación kirjavahemärgistus تقطه گذاری varustaa välimerkein ponctuation מְנָקֵד विरामादि विधान írásjelek kitevése pemberian tanda baca greinarmerkjasetning punteggiatura 句読 구두점 사용 skyrybos ženklų dėjimas pieturzīmju lietošana membubuh tanda baca het aanbrengen van leestekens tegnsetting stosowanie interpunkcji ټكى ايښودل pontuação (punere a semnelor de) punctuaţie расстановка знаков препинания rozčlenenie na časti postavljanje ločil stavljanje znakova interpunkcije interpunktion การคั่นประโยค noktalama işaretlerini koyma 標點 розставляння розділових знаків رموز اوقاف کے لگانے کا عمل sự chấm câu 标点

2. the use of punctuation marks. leestekens gebruik إسْتِعمال علامات الوَقْف والفَواصِل пунктуация pontuação interpunkce die Interpunktion tegnsætning στίξηpuntuación kirjavahemärgistamine نشانه گذاری välimerkkien käyttö ponctuation לְנֵקד विराम चिह्नांकन विधान központozás penggunaan tanda baca greinarmerkjasetning punteggiatura 句読 구두법 skyryba, punktuacija interpunkcija penggunaan tanda baca interpunctietegnsettinginterpunkcja علامه ايښودل pontuação punctuaţie пунктуация interpunkcia uporaba ločil upotreba znakova interpunkcije interpunktion การใช้เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน noktalama işaretlerinin kullanımı 標點法 пунктуація رموز اوقاف sử dụng dấu câu 标点法

punctuation mark

any of the symbols used for punctuating, eg comma, full stop, question mark etc. leesteken عَلامَة التَّرْقيم препинателен знак sinal de pontuação interpunkční znaménko das Satzzeichen tegnsætning σημείο στίξης signo de puntuación kirjavahemärk نشانه های نقطه گذاری välimerkki signe de ponctuationניקוד विराम-चिह्न írásjel tanda baca greinarmerki segno d'interpunzione 句読点 구두점 skyrybos ženklas pieturzīme tanda baca leestekenskilletegn znak przestankowy دټكى ايښودلو نښانى sinal de pontuação semn de punctuaţie знак препинания interpunkčné znamienko ločilo znak interpunkcije skiljetecken, interpunktionstecken เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน noktalama işareti 標點符號 розділовий знак وقف کي کوئي علامت dấu câu 标点符号

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