Word Finder - comma

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

definition

A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.

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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.

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

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A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence.

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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.

definition

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

The phrase was preceded by a comma.

Closer study showed an occasional comma and apostrophe.

Words can be separated by a space or by a comma.

On a fine summer's day you may be rewarded by the sight of a white admiral, silver-washed fritillary or comma butterfly.

The comma field separator serves no purpose except to delimit the format codes.

Its design employs three (3) aspherical lens elements to minimize spherical aberration, astigmatism and sagittal comma flare.

You may choose to list them as shown here with each name followed by a comma, or create columns for the names to neaten the appearance.

All of the parts of a theme are created using sophisticated CSS and HTML tags, and that means that a misplaced comma, semicolon, or parentheses can wreak havoc on your WordPress blog.

In this headline there is a comma missing after'Sarah ' just to make the headline more catchy and snappy.

A misplaced comma or a sentence prematurely terminated can leave the reader bemused.

In the box ' between ' insert a comma followed by a space.

But after that, we added a comma then the final cell we wanted to add up.

Each element of the citation is separated by a comma, The citation ends with a full stop.

Then select write, and the word " write " will be appended, preceded by a comma and a space.

The import process has been enhanced to accept comma delimited files, which may now contain many more fields than in the past.

The close of a business letter is short, polite and ends with a comma.

Remember that a colon is better than the informal comma.

For example "Thank you" or "Best regards" Follow the closing with a comma, if you used a colon after the salutation.

Generally, it is best to use a colon after the salutation and a comma after the closing.

He rescues the elf, who falls into a comma and will not awaken unless given an antidote found only with the Varden.

Another aspect of instant message smileys is the indication of other facial characteristics - for example, the comma representing the tear in the last emoticon above.

To make this font face declaration in your source code, each font style must be separated by a comma.

I couldn't even imagine him in a comma.

The comma instructs Prolog to evaluate the second clause with these same variable bindings.

A COMMA flew by, then we had our first brimstone of the day.

I think you should mention the date of performance of the 9 th [missing comma or dash] 22 nd March.

If the optional comma separated host list argument is omitted or the special string global is given, the global cell configuration is displayed.

I thought I'd kick off Style File with a look at comma splices.

The language which drives a computer is so systematic that the slightest ambiguity, even a missing comma, cannot be tolerated.

On a truly monumental canvas that rivaled the grand scale of the historical tableau [comma out ]?

These include the small tortoiseshell, peacock, red admiral and comma.

His review, Bad Comma, is largely a rant about the punctuation errors he found.

Some children need help with sentence cadence or knowing to pause at a comma or period.

Comma, Monarch, Mourning Cloak, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, and Tiger Swallowtail are all drawn to the butterfly bush.

Elm trees attract Comma, Mourning Cloak while Willows attract Viceroy.

On the continent of Europe the figures are taken in sets of three, but are merely spaced, the comma being used at the end of a number to denote the commencement of a decimal.

The interval between and 44 = 44 - -- 8 01 is termed a " comma," and is so small that the same note on an instrument may serve for both.

It makes with it an interval = 1 w 6 - j 2 rather less than a comma; so that the same string in the piano may serve for both.

But of Laodice, Comma, Stilico and some other pieces, Pierre Corneille himself said that "he wished he had written them," and he was not wont to speak lightly.