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- [puhngk-choo-ey-shuh n]
- /ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən/
- /ˌpʌŋk.tjuˈeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhngk-choo-ey-shuh n]
- /ˌpʌŋk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of punctuation word
- noun punctuation the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses. 1
- noun punctuation the act of punctuating. 1
- noun punctuation punctuation marks. 1
- noun punctuation grammatical marks 1
- noun punctuation use of grammatical marks 1
- noun punctuation pauses or interruptions 1
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Origin of punctuation
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Medieval Latin pūnctuātiōn- (stem of pūnctuātiō) a marking, pointing. See punctuate, -ion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Punctuation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
punctuation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
punctuation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for punctuation
noun punctuation
- asterisk — An asterisk is the sign *. It is used especially to indicate that there is further information about something in another part of the text.
- caret — a symbol (‸) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted
- comma — A comma is the punctuation mark , which is used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.
- double dagger — a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
- leaders — Plural form of leader.
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See also
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