comma

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈkɒm.ə/
/ˈkɑm.ə/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Synonyms
come comma-point scratch comma virgula virgule
2 Definition

A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.

3 Definition

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.

4 Definition

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

5 Definition

A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence.

6 Definition

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.

7 Definition

A brief interval.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

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