Definitions for punctuation mark
punc·tu·a·tion mark

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punctuation, punctuation marknoun

   the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punctuation marknoun

   Any of various symbols (see the table below) used in writing and printing to make the sense of what is written easier to determine.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punctuation mark

   Punctuation (or sometimes interpunction) is the use of spacing, conventional signs (called punctuation marks), and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of written text, whether read silently or aloud. Another description is, "It is the practice, action, or system of inserting points or other small marks into texts in order to aid interpretation; division of text into sentences, clauses, etc., by means of such marks."In written English, punctuation is vital to disambiguate the meaning of sentences. For example: "woman, without her man, is nothing" (emphasizing the importance of men to women), and "woman: without her, man is nothing" (emphasizing the importance of women to men) have very different meanings; as do "eats shoots and leaves" (which means the subject consumes plant growths) and "eats, shoots, and leaves" (which means the subject eats first, then fires a weapon, and then leaves the scene). The sharp differences in meaning are produced by the simple differences in punctuation within the example pairs, especially the latter. The rules of punctuation vary with language, location, register, and time and are constantly evolving. Certain aspects of punctuation are stylistic and are thus the author's (or editor's) choice, or tachygraphic (shorthand) language forms, such as those used in online chat and text messages.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punctuation mark

   A punctuation mark is a symbol or sign used in writing to separate sentences, phrases, and their elements to clarify meaning. These marks include periods, commas, colons, semicolons, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks, parentheses, brackets, dashes, hyphens, ellipsis, and others. They provide important cues about how to read and interpret a text.

Matched Categories

1. • Mark

How to pronounce punctuation mark?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say punctuation mark in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of punctuation mark in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of punctuation mark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of punctuation mark in a Sentence

1. Julie Burchill:

   Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.

2. Alan Rickman:

   It was a punctuation mark in my life every year, because I would be doing other things but always come back to that, and I was always aware of my place in the story even as others around me were not.

3. Sharon Burke:

   It's a really important punctuation mark on what he's saying is a top priority for him, it's the ultimate legacy issue because it is something that's going to affect so many generations of Americans.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=punctuation mark
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Punctuation_Mark
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation_Mark
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com