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punctuation mark

noun

any of a group of conventional marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, semicolon, question mark, or dash.

punctuation mark

noun

any of the signs used in punctuation, such as a comma or question mark

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Word History and Origins

Origin of punctuation mark¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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How very dare you! — have in turn blazed across social media spaces populated by the kind of folks who will tell you, unprompted, that they have a favorite punctuation mark and what it is.

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“This was the best game we’ve played so far from start to finish, but we have one more. Let’s put a punctuation mark on the season!”

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The shoulder injury was a punctuation mark on a promising, but injury-riddled rookie year for Hart.

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They are the textural punctuation mark that so many dishes need, which is why French’s fried onions hold a place of honor in the American holiday kitchen.

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Judge Derek Hough called the cha-cha “a punctuation mark letting everybody know that you are a top contender on this show.”

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