Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc., and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.

    Satzzeichen

    знак препина́нияznak prepinánija

    розділо́вий знакrozdilóvyj znak

More definitions
  • the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

Examples

15 sentences
  1. A colon is a punctuation mark.

    ruДвоеточие - это знак препинания. — marafon

    deEin Doppelpunkt ist ein Interpunktionszeichen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. A comma is a punctuation mark.

    ruЗапятая - это знак препинания. — marafon

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  3. A semicolon is a punctuation mark.

    ruТочка с запятой - это знак препинания. — marafon

    deEin Semikolon ist ein Satzzeichen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Punctuation marks are not pack animals.

    deSatzzeichen sind keine Rudeltiere. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Fill in the missing punctuation marks.

    ruПроставьте недостающие знаки препинания. — marafon

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Forms

plural: punctuation marks

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases:punctuation

Word family

21 related words

See also

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