Associations to the word «Punctuation»
Noun
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- Separate
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- Operator
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Adjective
Wiktionary
PUNCTUATION, noun. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
PUNCTUATION, noun. An act of punctuating.
PUNCTUATION MARK, noun. Any of various symbols (see the table below) used in writing and printing to make the sense of what is written easier to determine.
PUNCTUATION MARKS, noun. Plural of punctuation mark
PUNCTUATION SPACE, noun. (in dated typography) A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.
Dictionary definition
PUNCTUATION, noun. Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions.
PUNCTUATION, noun. The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.
PUNCTUATION, noun. The use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.