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punctuation

英/pˌʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
美/ˌpəŋktʃuˈeɪʃən/
01n.

标点, 标点符号

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases