punctuation 2

noundomain: communication

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

Synonyms

punctuation mark 1
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

Derivationally related form

verb

insert punctuation marks into

Hyponym

noun

a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

noun

the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

noun

either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material

noun

either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

noun

either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

Part_holonym

noun

a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols