punctuation
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punctuation
- /ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuātiō (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctuō (“to mark with points, settle”). Morphologically, punctuate + -ion. Coined in the French dialogue book Orthoepia Gallica, translated by John Eliot in 1593.
noun punctuations
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A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
Different languages have different rules for punctuation.
Similar: distinction
- Nikud. Jeremiah ii. 34, where the meaningless אֵלֶּה ("these") of the Massoretic text should be corrected into אַלָּה or לַהאֱ ("oak" or "terebinth") […] The change is merely one of punctuation; the original Hebrew text remains unaffected.
- An act of punctuating.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: punctuation mark, ranking, rating, pit, italian, scorecard, scoreboard, scoring, score, stops, symbols, signs, characters, marks, points, separators
Translations
Every language
noun set of symbols
| Español | puntuación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 문장 부호 munjang buho, 구두점 gudujeom |
| 日本語 | 句読点 kutōten, 約物 yakumono |
| 中文 | 標點 /标点 biāodiǎn, 句讀 /句读 jùdòu |
| हिन्दी | विराम चिह्न virām cihna |
| Português | pontuação |
| Français | ponctuation |
| Deutsch | Satzzeichen, Interpunktion, Zeichensetzung |
| Italiano | punteggiatura, interpunzione |
| Ελληνικά | στίξη stíxi |
| Română | punctuație |
| Русский | пунктуа́ция punktuácija, зна́ки препина́ния znáki prepinánija, препина́ние prepinánije |
| Tiếng Việt | chấm câu |
| العربية | عَلَامَة تَرْقِيم ʕalāmat tarqīm, تَرْقِيم tarqīm |
noun act
| 한국어 | 구두법 gudubeop |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 句読法 kutōhō |
| Deutsch | Zeichensetzung |
Talk about this word "punctuation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/punctuation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. punctuation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/punctuation "punctuation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/punctuation.Cite this
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title = {punctuation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/punctuation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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