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The correct spelling is comma.
How to pronounce comma
/ˈkɒm.ə/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒm.ə/
Say it like: Com-ma
The correct spelling is comma. The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- 2.A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.
- 3.Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.
- 4.A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways.
- 5.A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence.
verb
- 1.To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas.
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