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Definition of Punctuation mark
1. Noun. The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.
Exact synonyms: Punctuation
Group relationships: Orthography, Writing System
Generic synonyms: Mark
Specialized synonyms: Ampersand, Apostrophe, Brace, Bracket, Square Bracket, Angle Bracket, Bracket, Colon, Comma, Exclamation Mark, Exclamation Point, Dash, Hyphen, Parenthesis, Full Point, Full Stop, Period, Point, Stop, Interrogation Point, Question Mark, Inverted Comma, Quotation Mark, Quote, Semicolon, Diagonal, Separatrix, Slash, Solidus, Stroke, Virgule, Swung Dash
Derivative terms: Punctuate
Group relationships: Orthography, Writing System
Generic synonyms: Mark
Specialized synonyms: Ampersand, Apostrophe, Brace, Bracket, Square Bracket, Angle Bracket, Bracket, Colon, Comma, Exclamation Mark, Exclamation Point, Dash, Hyphen, Parenthesis, Full Point, Full Stop, Period, Point, Stop, Interrogation Point, Question Mark, Inverted Comma, Quotation Mark, Quote, Semicolon, Diagonal, Separatrix, Slash, Solidus, Stroke, Virgule, Swung Dash
Derivative terms: Punctuate