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punctuation

noun
🔊/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the marks used in writing that divide sentences and phrases; the system of using these marks标点符号；标点符号用法Topics Languagea2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin punctuatio(n-), from the verb punctuare, from punctum ‘a point’.