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Meaning of comma in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkɑmə/

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  1. Noun

    comma

    Etymology

    late 16th century (originally as a term in rhetoric denoting a group of words shorter than a colon; see colon): via Latin from Greek komma‘piece cut off, short clause’, from koptein‘cut’

    Definitions

    1. a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
  2. 2. anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

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