C2 noun #41,081 most common

punctuation

UK /pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ | US /pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.

punctuation in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
  • (noun) An act of punctuating.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
  2. 2
    noun An act of punctuating.
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