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- noun Separates items in a list.
- noun Separates clauses in a sentence.
- noun Separates coordinate adjectives.
- noun Sets off quoted material that is the grammatical object of an active verb of speaking or writing.
- noun Separates the year in a date.
- noun Separates a region from a geographic place within.
- noun Separates the surname from given name when the traditional order is the reverse.
- noun Separates title from a name.
- noun Marks
elision . - noun Marks a noun or pronoun used independently when speaking to some person, place or thing.
- noun The thousands separator used in some countries.
- noun The decimal separator used in some countries.
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jennarenn commented on the word ,
Argh! I hate commas; the rules are so bendy.
October 8, 2007