Meaning

1 senses
  1. The serial comma.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The Oxford comma is a recent invention that is by no means mandatory.

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  2. The Oxford comma is awkward, unnecessary, and cannot be carried over to languages other than English.

    ruОксфордская запятая неуклюжа, не нужна и не отражается в других языках, кроме английского. — Ooneykcall

    deDas „Oxford-Komma“ ist misslich, unnötig und in andere Sprachen außer dem Englischen nicht übernehmbar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

From Oxford University Press, where such use is the house style.

From Oxford University Press, where such use is the house style.

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Forms

plural: Oxford commas
SingularOxford comma
PluralOxford commas

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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