COMMA
What does "COMMA" mean?
A punctuation mark (,) marking a slight pause or separating items in a sentence.
Meanings
- The punctuation mark ',' used to mark a brief pause or to separate elements in a sentence. Add a comma after the introductory phrase.
- A butterfly with ragged wing edges and a small white comma-shaped mark. A comma settled on the nettles, wings folded. technical
Did you know?
- A 'comma' originally meant the clause itself, not the mark: Greek 'komma' was 'a piece cut off,' so every comma is a small cut in a sentence.
Word origin
From Greek 'komma' (a piece cut off, a short clause), from 'koptein' (to cut); the mark named the clause it separated before it named the symbol itself.
Remember it
COMMA has a double M in the middle - a tiny pause within the word, just as the mark is a pause within a sentence.
A little poem
A small curved breath mark -
it does not end the sentence,
only lets it pause.
haiku
Wordplay
- A comma walked into a bar, ordered a drink, paused, and let the rest of the sentence catch up.
What it teaches
A comma is the art of the pause: it doesn't stop you, it just keeps you from rushing.
Quick facts
What does COMMA mean?
A punctuation mark (,) marking a slight pause or separating items in a sentence.
Is COMMA a valid word?
Yes — COMMA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is COMMA?
COMMA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does COMMA come from?
From Greek 'komma' (a piece cut off, a short clause), from 'koptein' (to cut); the mark named the clause it separated before it named the symbol itself.
What can COMMA teach us?
A comma is the art of the pause: it doesn't stop you, it just keeps you from rushing.
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