punctuation
A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating…A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
» You've used the wrong punctuation here.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
Different languages have different rules for punctuation.
Satzzeichen, Interpunktion, Zeichensetzung
пунктуа́цияpunktuácija, зна́ки препина́нияznáki prepinánija, препина́ниеprepinánije
пунктуа́ціяpunktuácija
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
(countable, uncountable)Nikud.
(countable, uncountable)An act of punctuating.
Zeichensetzung
Examples
64 sentencesYou've used the wrong punctuation here.
Please change the punctuation.
ruПожалуйста, измени пунктуацию. — odexed
A colon is a punctuation mark.
ruДвоеточие - это знак препинания. — marafon
deEin Doppelpunkt ist ein Interpunktionszeichen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A comma is a punctuation mark.
ruЗапятая - это знак препинания. — marafon
A semicolon is a punctuation mark.
ruТочка с запятой - это знак препинания. — marafon
deEin Semikolon ist ein Satzzeichen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuātiō (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), fBorrowed from Medieval Latin punctuātiō (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctuō (“to mark with points, settle”). Morphologically, punctuate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: punctuations| Singular | punctuation |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases:punctuation mark
Word family
40 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.