Definitions For Punctuation

noun

• The use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
• The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
• Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
• The marks (such as periods and commas) in a piece of writing that make its meaning clear and that separate it into sentences, clauses, etc.