mark+of+punctuation

  • 1punctuation mark — noun the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑punctuation • Derivationally related forms: ↑punctuate (for: ↑punctuation) • Hyper …

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  • 2punctuation mark — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms punctuation mark : singular punctuation mark plural punctuation marks a mark such as a full stop, comma, or question mark that you use in order to write in a clear style …

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  • 3punctuation mark — punctuation marks N COUNT A punctuation mark is a symbol such as a full stop or period, comma, or question mark that you use to divide written words into sentences and clauses …

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  • 4Mark Lovegrove — Mark Mods Lovegrove is a British born film maker music composer. He has written music for many successful independent point click adventure games since 2000, including many made with Adventure Game Studio several by the popular writer Ben… …

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  • 5punctuation mark — n. any of the marks used in punctuation, as a period or comma …

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  • 6mark — mark1 [märk] n. [ME < OE mearc, orig., boundary, hence boundary sign, hence sign, akin to Ger mark, boundary, boundary mark, marke, a token, mark < Gmc * marka < IE base * mereĝ , edge, boundary > L margo, MARGIN, OIr mruig,… …

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  • 7punctuation — see the individual entries for apostrophe, brackets, colon, comma, dash, exclamation mark, full stop, hyphen …

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  • 8punctuation — 1530s, pointing of the psalms, from M.L. punctuationem (nom. punctuatio) a marking with points, noun of action from pp. stem of punctuare to mark with points or dots, from L. punctus a prick (see POINT (Cf. point)). Meaning system of inserting… …

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  • 9punctuation — [puŋk΄cho͞o ā′shən] n. [ML punctuatio: see PUNCTUATE] 1. the act of punctuating; specif., the act or practice of using standardized marks in writing and printing to separate sentences or sentence elements or to make the meaning clearer 2. a… …

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  • 10punctuation — punctuational, punctuative, adj. /pungk chooh ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or… …

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