PUNCTUATION


Meaning of PUNCTUATION in English

/ ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the marks used in writing that divide sentences and phrases; the system of using these marks

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin punctuatio(n-) , from the verb punctuare , from punctum a point.

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