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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024punc•tu•a•tion /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the practice or system of using certain marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate the elements of sentences and make the meaning clear:a lesson on correct punctuation, such as ending a sentence with a period and a question with a question mark.
- punctuation marks, thought of as a group:Use punctuation to signal the connections between and among your sentences.
See -punct-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024punc•tu•a•tion (pungk′cho̅o̅ ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- the act of punctuating.
- punctuation marks.
- Medieval Latin pūnctuātiōn- (stem of pūnctuātiō) a marking, pointing. See punctuate, -ion
- 1530–40
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024punc•tu•a•tion•al•ism (pungk′cho̅o̅ ā′shə nl iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]- BiologySee punctuated equilibrium.
- punctuational + -ism 1975–80
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