Words Like PUNCTUATION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PUNCTUATION.

18 Alternative Words Similar to punctuation

1 Break Noun      Synonym Words Like Break
2 Grouping Noun      Synonym Words Like Grouping
3 Interruption Noun      Synonym Words Like Interruption
4 Mark Noun      Synonym Words Like Mark
5 Hyphenation Noun      Hyponym Words Like Hyphenation
6 Apostrophe Noun      Hyponym
7 Stop Noun      Hyponym Words Like Stop
8 Colon Noun      Hyponym
9 Stroke Noun      Hyponym Words Like Stroke
10 Brace Noun      Hyponym Words Like Brace
11 Quote Noun      Hyponym Words Like Quote
12 Diagonal Noun      Hyponym Words Like Diagonal
13 Comma Noun      Hyponym
14 Period Noun      Hyponym Words Like Period
15 Ampersand Noun      Hyponym
16 Point Noun      Hyponym Words Like Point
17 Dash Noun      Hyponym Words Like Dash
18 Semicolon Noun      Hyponym

10 definitions of punctuation

1 The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of points, so as to elucidate the author's meaning.
2 the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
3 something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
4 the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
5 The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify meaning.
6 The marks so used.
7 The act or an instance of punctuating.
8 In writing and printing, a pointing off or separation of one part from another by arbitrary marks; specifically, the division of a composition into sentences and parts of sentences by the use of marks indicating intended differences of effect by differences of form.
9 In zoology, the punctures of a punctate surface.
10 A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
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