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Definition of: punctuation
(pungk′ch
·ā′shən) noun
The use of points or marks in written or printed matter, to indicate the separation of the words into sentences, clauses, and phrases, and to aid in the better comprehension of the meaning and grammatical relation of the words; also, the marks so used. See also under PRINTING.
—punc′tu·a′tive adjective
The chief punctuation points are:
| period | . | parentheses | () |
| colon | : | brackets | [] |
| semicolon | ; | dash (em–dash) | — |
| comma | , | (en–dash) | – |
| interrogation point | ? | hyphen | - |
| (question mark) | quotation marks | “ ” | |
| exclamation point | ! | virgule (virgil) | / |
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