n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-m ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, part of a sentence, from Greek komma segment, clause, from koptein to cut ― more at CAPON
Date: 1554
1 : a punctuation mark , used especially as a mark of separation within the sentence
2 : PAUSE , INTERVAL
3 : any of several nymphalid butterflies (genus Polygonia ) with a silvery comma-shaped mark on the underside of the hind wings