comma

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
  2. noun anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

Etymology

From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).

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