Punctuation: alternatives and connections

A word used to describe the character /, /, or &.

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A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, and addresses, in the second person,…

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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

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An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative featu…

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That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]

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A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed.

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To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.

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Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the…

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A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next…

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A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without…

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A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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To appoint.

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To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as,…

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The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma.

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The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it follows. The term is sometimes als…

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To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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Struck.

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A comma.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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of Group

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The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

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A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; a…

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The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; a…

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