What is the meaning of punctuation?

noun

  • Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions.
  • The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.
  • The use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases. .
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