US /[ˈkɑ.mə ~ ˈkɑ.mʌ]/ UK /ˈkɒmə/
noun Freq #19065

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The punctuation mark ( , ) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.

    Don't forget to put a comma between the items in your list.

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Forms commas

Etymology

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

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