Synonyms:
punctuation
Meaning: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
Synonyms:
punctuation, punctuation_mark
Meaning: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Synonyms:
punctuation
Meaning: something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
Usage examples
In most of her poems, particularly the later ones, everything by way of punctuation was discarded, except numerous dashes; and all important words began with capitals.
The diversity of language was firmly held to be explained by the story of the Tower of Babel; and since the writers of the Bible were merely pens in the hand of God the conclusion was reached that not only the sense, but the words, letters, and even the punctuation proceeded from the Holy Spirit.