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comma


comma

The comma ( , ) is one of the most commonly used punctuation marks in English. Commas are the same in appearance as apostrophes (), but are placed on the bottom line of the text, in the same location as periods.Generally speaking, commas are used to connect two or more elements in a sentence, but the way in which they do this varies widely, depending on what these elements are and how they are arranged in the sentence.
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comma

punctuation mark (,) that indicates a pause in a sentence: A misplaced comma can convey a very different meaning.
Not to be confused with:coma – deep prolonged unconsciousness

com·ma

C0505400 (kŏm′ə)n.1. Grammar A punctuation mark ( , ) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence.2. A pause or separation; a caesura.3. Any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia having wings with irregularly notched edges and a small comma-shaped marking on the underside of the hind wing.
[Latin, from Greek komma, piece cut off, short clause, from koptein, to cut.]

comma

(ˈkɒmə) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the punctuation mark(,) indicating a slight pause in the spoken sentence and used where there is a listing of items or to separate a nonrestrictive clause or phrase from a main clause2. (Music, other) music a minute interval3. (Animals) short for comma butterfly[C16: from Latin, from Greek komma clause, from koptein to cut]

com•ma

(ˈkɒm ə)

n., pl. -mas. 1. the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used to indicate a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point. 2. a brown and black nymphalid butterfly, Polygonia comma, with a silver comma mark on the underwing. [1520–30; < Late Latin: mark of punctuation, Latin: division of a phrase < Greek kómma piece cut off (referring to the phrase so marked) <kóptein to strike, chop]

comma

A punctuation mark (,) used to separate items in a list or indicate a brief pause.
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Noun1.comma - a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentencecomma - a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentencepunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
2.comma - anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wingcomma - anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wingcomma butterfly, Polygonia commabrush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breastgenus Polygonia, Polygonia - comma butterflies
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逗号

comma

(ˈkomə) noun the punctuation mark (,) used to show a slight pause etc. 逗號 逗号

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in inverted commas

Used to indicate that something one just said is untruthful, ironic, or disingenuous. ("Inverted commas" is another term for quotation marks, chiefly used in British English.) We were "taught," in inverted commas, by the teaching assistant, but we did most of our learning independently.See also: comma

in inverted commas

BRITISH, SPOKENCOMMON If you say in inverted commas after or before a word or phrase, you are drawing attention to the word, and showing that it is not an accurate way to describe the situation you are referring to. So, in what sense do you see the students as disadvantaged, in inverted commas? I think that the assumptions of some people were that we would take democratic decisions, well, democratic in inverted commas. Compare with quote, unquote.See also: comma

in inverted ˈcommas

(spoken) used to show that you think a particular word, description, etc. is not true or appropriate: The manager showed us to our ‘luxury apartment’, in inverted commas. Inverted commas are another name for quotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”).See also: comma

comma-counter

n. a pedantic person; a pedantic copy editor. When you need a proofreader, you need a comma-counter.

comma


comma

The comma ( , ) is one of the most commonly used punctuation marks in English. Commas are the same in appearance as apostrophes (), but are placed on the bottom line of the text, in the same location as periods.Generally speaking, commas are used to connect two or more elements in a sentence, but the way in which they do this varies widely, depending on what these elements are and how they are arranged in the sentence.
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[Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves. In every language, besides the sounds of the words that are strung together there are other features, such as tone, accent, and pauses,
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comma

[′käm·ə] (acoustics) The difference between the larger and smaller whole tones in the just scale, corresponding to a frequency ratio of 81/80.

comma

Music a minute interval

Comma

(project)COMputable MAthematics.

An ESPRIT project at KU Nijmegen.

comma

(character)"," ASCII character 44. Common names: ITU-T:comma. Rare: ITU-T: cedilla; INTERCAL: tail.

In the C programming language, "," is an operator whichevaluates its first argument (which presumably hasside-effects) and then returns the value of its secondargument. This is useful in "for" statements and macros.

comma

In programming, the comma (,) is used to separate values in a function call. For example, in the C statement printf ("The result is %s\", amount); the comma separates the display string from the name of the variable.
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COMMA


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COMMACommon Object Oriented Methodology Metamodel Architecture
COMMACity of Morganton Municipal Auditorium (Morganton, NC)
COMMACorporate Memory Management through Agents
COMMACologne Model of the Middle Atmosphere
COMMACommon Object Methodology Metamodel Architecture
COMMACoven of the Mother Mountain Aerie
COMMACompany of Master Mariners of Australia

comma


  • noun

Synonyms for comma

noun a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

Related Words

  • punctuation mark
  • punctuation

noun anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

Synonyms

  • comma butterfly
  • Polygonia comma

Related Words

  • brush-footed butterfly
  • four-footed butterfly
  • nymphalid
  • nymphalid butterfly
  • genus Polygonia
  • Polygonia
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