单词	punctuation
释义	punctuation noun punc·​tu·​a·​tion ˌpəŋk-chə-ˈwā-shən  1 : the act of punctuating : the state of being punctuated 2 : the act or practice of inserting standardized marks or signs in written matter to clarify the meaning and separate structural units also : a system of punctuation 3 : something that contrasts or accentuates Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Just click this link and enter your phone number with no punctuation, including the country code at the start (+1 for US numbers). Neil J. Rubenking, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022 One of the mysteries of its wild success is how so many readers could tolerate the book’s excess of adjectives, punctuation, profanity, and slang. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 But Kushner could have accomplished all of that without punctuation. Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2021 The Dictation app will also add punctuation to long messages. Samuel Axon And Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 Using Dictation to write emails or text with punctuation and a keyboard nearby allows screens to get smaller and gives consumers speed. Forrester, Forbes, 24 June 2022 In Week 1489 the Empress asked you to rearrange the words in a movie title to make a new one (punctuation could be changed). Pat Myers, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Among the many books about punctuation, precious few are devoted to a single mark. Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2022 Above this, Kurtz-Harris played a dramatic melody, and a loud orchestral punctuation triggered chromatic noodling in the strings. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing punctuation punctuation mark punctuation mark Kids Definition punctuation noun punc·​tu·​a·​tion ˌpəŋk-chə-ˈwā-shən  1 : the act of adding punctuation marks to writing 2 : a system of using punctuation marks
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