Definitions and Synonyms of punctuation | Another word for punctuation | What is punctuation?
Definition 1: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases - [noun denoting act]
(punctuation is a kind of ...) the activity of putting things together in groups
Definition 2: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases - [noun denoting communication]
Synonyms for punctuation in the sense of this definition
(... is a kind of punctuation ) a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
(... is a kind of punctuation ) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
(... is a kind of punctuation ) either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material