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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kom-ma
"Setzen Sie ein Komma zwischen die Aufzählungen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.
"Please bring apples, oranges, and bananas." - 2
A grammatical unit that separates clauses or phrases within a sentence.
"In the sentence 'When it rains, I stay indoors', the comma separates the dependent clause from the main clause."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'comma' originates from the Greek word 'komma', meaning 'a piece cut off' or 'a short clause'. It entered Latin as 'comma', which was adopted into Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to its current form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Comma" is said worldwide
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virgule
Transliteration: veer-gool
"Il faut mettre une virgule entre les éléments de la liste."
Komma
Transliteration: kom-ma
"Setzen Sie ein Komma zwischen die Aufzählungen."
virgola
Transliteration: veer-go-la
"Metti una virgola tra gli elementi della lista."
coma
Transliteration: ko-ma
"Coloca una coma entre los elementos de la lista."
vírgula
Transliteration: veer-goo-la
"Coloque uma vírgula entre os itens da lista."
अल्पविराम
Transliteration: alpviraam
"सूची में अल्पविराम लगाएं।"
逗号
Transliteration: dòuhào
"在列表中添加逗号。"
쉼표
Transliteration: swimpyo
"목록에 쉼표를 추가하세요."
コンマ
Transliteration: konma
"リストにコンマを追加してください。"
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