punctuation

Noun
  1. Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions (synset 107382730)
    is a type of: break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
  2. The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases (synset 106854415)
    is a type of: mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
    subtypes:
    • ampersand - a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)
    • apostrophe - the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
    • brace - either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
    • bracket, square bracket - either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material
    • angle bracket, bracket - either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
    • colon - a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
    • comma - a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
    • exclamation mark, exclamation point - a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation
    • dash, hyphen - a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
    • parenthesis - either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
    • full point, full stop, period, point, stop - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
    • interrogation point, question mark - a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
    • inverted comma, quotation mark, quote - a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
    • semicolon - a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
    • diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
    • swung dash - a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word
    is a part of: orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    same as: punctuation mark
  3. The use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases (synset 100391006)
    is a type of: grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups
    subtypes: hyphenation - connecting syllables and words by hyphens
    belongs to: orthography, writing system - a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

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