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punctuative
Variant of punctuation
punctuation
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punc·tua·tion (puŋk′c̸ho̵̅o̅ ā′s̸hən)
noun
- 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
- a system for using such marks
- such a mark or marks
Etymology: ML punctuatio: see punctuate
Related Forms:
- punctuative punc′·tua′·tive adjective
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