punctuation

punctuation
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the marks, such as full stop, comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning
    标点
  2. (Biology)rapid or sudden speciation, as suggested by the theory of punctuated equilibrium
    (生)(点断性平衡说提出的)新物种迅速(或突然)的形成
派生
punctuational
adjective
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin punctuatio(n-), from the verb punctuare (see punctuate)
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