Comma Definition
kŏmə
commas
noun
commas
A mark of punctuation (,) used to indicate a slight separation of sentence elements, as in setting off nonrestrictive or parenthetical elements, items in a series, etc.
Webster's New World
A slight pause.
Webster's New World
Any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia having wings with irregularly notched edges and a small comma-shaped marking on the underside of the hind wing.
American Heritage
A European and North American butterfly, Polygonia c-album, of the family Nymphalidae.
Wiktionary
(music) A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Polygonia comma
- comma butterfly
- pause
- punctuation
- mark
- interval
Other Word Forms of Comma
Noun
Singular:
comma
Plural:
commas, commataOrigin of Comma
Latin from Greek komma piece cut off, short clause from koptein to cut
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (komma), from κόπτω (koptō, “I cut”)
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to comma using the buttons below.