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Comma

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Noun

1. comma

a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

2. comma, comma butterfly, polygonia comma

anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Comma

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noun
1. 
the punctuation mark(,) indicating a slight pause in the spoken sentence and used where there is a listing of items or to separate a nonrestrictive clause or phrase from a main clause
2. music
a minute interval
3.  short for comma butterfly

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Comma

see synonyms of comma
noun
1. 
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.
2. 
a slight pause

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Comma

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n.
1. Grammar A punctuation mark ( , ) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence.
2. A pause or separation; a caesura.
3. 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.

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