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diastolē — meaning in English

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English meaning

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

Senses

diastolē is used for these senses in English:

  • comma (typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
  • hypodiastole A mark ⟨⸒⟩ in late Classical and Byzantine Greek used as a form of interpunct to show two words should be read separately in situations where they might otherwise be confused with an identically spelled single word.

comma — full definition

  1. noun The punctuation mark ( , ) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.
  2. noun A butterfly with a small comma-shaped mark on the underside of its wings.

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