any of the marks used in punctuation, as a period or comma
punctuation mark
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punctuation mark
noun
One of a set of marks or signs, such as the comma (,) or the period (.), used to punctuate texts.
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Noun
(plural punctuation marks)
- Any of various symbols (see the table below) used in writing and printing to make the sense of what is written easier to determine.
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