'Comma' definitions:
Definition of 'comma'
From: WordNet
noun
A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
noun
Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing [syn: comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia comma]
Definition of 'Comma'
From: GCIDE
- Comma \Com"ma\, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. Capon.]
- 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners. [1913 Webster]
- Comma bacillus (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma, found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease; -- called also {cholera bacillus}.
- Comma butterfly (Zool.), an American butterfly ({Grapta comma}), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under side of the wings. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'comma'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ampersand,
- angle brackets,
- apostrophe,
- boundary,
- braces,
- caesura,
- colon,
- dash,
- decimal point,
- diagonal,
- dot,
- ellipsis,
- exclamation mark,
- full stop,
- hyphen,
- interval,
- juncture,
- lull,
- parens,
- parentheses,
- pause,
- period,
- point,
- question mark,
- quotation marks,
- quotes,
- semicolon,
- single quotes,
- solidus,
- stop,
- virgule