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ˌpunctuˈation mark BrE AmE noun [countable]
a sign, such as a ↑comma or ↑question mark, used to divide a piece of writing into sentences, phrases etc
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THESAURUS
types of punctuation mark
▪ apostrophe the sign ' that is used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in don’t, or used before ‘s’ to show that something belongs to someone or something, as in Mark’s dog
▪ brackets British English, parentheses AmE and BrE formal a pair of signs used for enclosing information that interrupts a sentence
▪ colon the sign : that is used to introduce an explanation, example, quotation etc
▪ semicolon the sign ; that is used to separate words in a list, or different parts of a sentence that can be understood separately
▪ comma the sign , that is used to separate things in a list, or between two clauses in a sentence
▪ hyphen the sign – that is used to join words or syllables
▪ dash the sign — that is used to separate two closely related parts of a sentence, especially in more informal English
▪ full stop British English, period American English the sign . that is used to mark the end of a sentence or the short form of a word
▪ exclamation mark British English, exclamation point American English the sign ! that is used after a sentence or word that expresses surprise, anger, or excitement
▪ question mark the sign ? that is used at the end of a question
▪ quotation marks (also inverted commas British English) a pair of signs ‘ and ’ that are put around words, especially to show that you are quoting what someone has said
other marks used in writing
▪ angle brackets British English a pair of signs <> used for enclosing information
▪ slash a line / that is used to separate words, numbers, or letters
▪ backslash a line that is used to separate words, numbers, or letters
▪ asterisk the sign * that is used especially to mark something interesting or important
▪ at sign the sign