English Explanatory Dictionary

punctuation mark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

punctuation mark punctuation marks

Synonyms

punctuation mark

Related words

apostrophe curly brackets brace square bracket bracket colon comma dash ellipsis exclamation mark fraction slash guillemet hyphen interpunct interrobang parentheses (US Canada) full stop period question mark quotation marks semicolon slash stroke space
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