[com.ma] n [LL, fr. L, part of a sentence, fr. Gk komma segment, clause, fr. koptein to cut--more at capon] (1554) 1: a punctuation mark , used esp. 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