punctuation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuātiō (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctuō (“to mark with points, settle”). Morphologically, punctuate + -ion.
Meanings
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(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.
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(countable, uncountable) Nikud.
Jeremiah ii. 34, where the meaningless אֵלֶּה ("these") of the Massoretic text should be corrected into אַלָּה or לַהאֱ ("oak" or "terebinth") […] The change is merely one of punctuation; the original Hebrew text remains unaffected.
1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 3, page 53:
- (countable, uncountable) An act of punctuating.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punctuations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
punctuationist · film punctuation · punctuation mark · logical punctuation · under-punctuation · overpunctuation · punctuation space · underpunctuation · nonpunctuation · punctuationism · repunctuation · interpunctuation · mispunctuation · punctuational · punctuationless
Meronyms
an extensive list of such marks at Thesaurus:punctuation mark
Relateds
bracket · stroke · period · question mark · quotation marks · curly brackets · full stop · space · square bracket · hyphen · point · ellipsis · interrobang · Canada) · dash · punctuate · interpunct · exclamation mark · brace · punctuality · colon · guillemet · punctual · bracket · quotation marks · slash · semicolon · fraction slash · punctilious · parentheses (US · comma · apostrophe
Translations (101)
be пунктуа́цыя (set of symbols) · ga poncaíocht (set of symbols) · mt punteġġjatura (set of symbols) · ar تَرْقِيم (set of symbols) · et kirjavahemärgid (set of symbols) · eo interpunkcio (set of symbols) · bg пунктуа́ция (set of symbols) · cmn 標點 /标点 (set of symbols) · ro punctuație (set of symbols) · ta நிறுத்தக்குறிகள் (set of symbols) · fi välimerkittäminen (act) · ru препина́ние (set of symbols) · tg гузоштани аломатҳои китобатӣ (set of symbols) · eu puntuazio (set of symbols) · mi tohutuhi (set of symbols) · uk пунктуа́ція (set of symbols) · sv skiljetecken (set of symbols) · cs interpunkce (set of symbols) · de Satzzeichen (set of symbols) · lv interpunkcija (set of symbols) · vi chấm câu (set of symbols) · gu વિરામચિહ્નો (set of symbols) · grc στίξις (set of symbols) · sl ločílo (set of symbols) · ru пунктуа́ция (set of symbols) · ka პუნქტუაცია (set of symbols) · tg пунктуатсия (set of symbols) · ja 約物 (set of symbols) · fa-ira عَلائِمِ نِگارِشی (set of symbols) · cmn 句讀 /句读 (set of symbols) · ar عَلَامَة تَرْقِيم (set of symbols) · nb tegnsetting (set of symbols) · sh пунктуација (set of symbols) · mr विरामचिन्हे (set of symbols) · ky пунктуация (set of symbols) · it interpunzione (set of symbols) · is greinarmerki (set of symbols) · el στίξη (set of symbols) · de Interpunktion (set of symbols) · de Zeichensetzung (act) · tl pagbabantas (act) · ms tanda baca (set of symbols) · ko 구두법 (act) · ru зна́ки препина́ния (set of symbols) · sk interpunkcia (set of symbols) · uz punktuatsiya (set of symbols) · gd pungadh (set of symbols) · sh interpunkcija (set of symbols) · es puntuación (set of symbols) · lo ເຄື່ອງໝາຍວັກ (set of symbols) · sl interpunkcija (set of symbols) · tl palabantasan (set of symbols) · da tegnsætning (set of symbols) · fr ponctuation (set of symbols) · pl interpunkcja (set of symbols) · fi välimerkitys (act) · ko 구두점 (set of symbols) · io puntizado (set of symbols) · cy atalnodi (set of symbols) · az durğu işarələri (set of symbols) · pt pontuação (set of symbols) · lt skyryba (set of symbols) · az punktuasiya (set of symbols) · sh интерпункција (set of symbols) · hi विराम चिह्न (set of symbols) · hy կետադրություն (set of symbols) · fi välimerkit (set of symbols) · pap puntuashon (set of symbols) · et vahemärgid (set of symbols) · ur رُمُوزِ اَوقاف (set of symbols) · ko 문장 부호 (set of symbols) · hu központozás (set of symbols) · nl interpunctie (set of symbols) · ast puntuación (set of symbols) · kk пунктуация (set of symbols) · arz علامة ترقيم (set of symbols) · it punteggiatura (set of symbols) · fa-ira نِشانِههایِ نِگارِشی (set of symbols) · sh razgodak (set of symbols) · km វណ្ណយុត្ត (set of symbols) · ja 句読点 (set of symbols) · fa-ira نِشانِهگُذاری (set of symbols) · hu központozás (act) · te విరామ చిహ్నములు (set of symbols) · fa-ira نِشانِههایِ سَجاوَنْدی (set of symbols) · tr noktalama (set of symbols) · sh punktuacija (set of symbols) · ja 句読法 (act) · arz ترقيم (set of symbols) · th วรรคตอน (set of symbols) · gl puntuación (set of symbols) · pl przestankowanie (set of symbols) · mk интерпункција (set of symbols) · af punktuasie (set of symbols) · sh разгодак (set of symbols) · sq pikësim (set of symbols) · ca puntuació (set of symbols) · my အဖြတ်အတောက် (set of symbols) · id tanda baca (set of symbols) · th เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน (set of symbols) · de Zeichensetzung (set of symbols)