comma

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between…

   The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

2. 2

   A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.

3. 3

   Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white…

   Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.

   • Other members of this genus that are frequently encountered in the park are the eastern comma (P. comma) and question mark (P. interrogationis).
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   1. 4

      A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways.

   2. 5

      A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence.

   3. 6

      In Ancient Greek rhetoric, a short clause, something less than a colon, originally…

      In Ancient Greek rhetoric, a short clause, something less than a colon, originally denoted by comma marks. In antiquity it was defined as a combination of words having no more than eight syllables in all. It was later applied to longer phrases, e.g. the Johannine comma.

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      A brief interval.

   5. 8

      To place a comma or commas within text

      To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas.

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