coma — meaning in English

English meaning

• coma noun A deep, prolonged state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be woken, usually caused by severe illness or injury.
• comma noun The punctuation mark ( , ) used to separate parts of a sentence or items in a list.

Senses

coma is used for these senses in English:

• coma A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
• comma (typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

coma — full definition

1. noun A deep, prolonged state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be woken, usually caused by severe illness or injury.
2. noun The hazy cloud of gas and dust surrounding the solid nucleus of a comet.

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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