Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 11 compound words that contain punctuation. The most common are listed below. Open punctuation in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- punctuation markAny of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc., and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.
- logical punctuationSynonym of logical quotation: A system of quotation in which terminal punctuation marks are enclosed within a quotation only if the sense of the punctuation is part of the original material being quoted.
- film punctuationAny of several techniques to form transitions between scenes in a film.
- punctuation marksplural of punctuation mark: Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc., and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.
- under-punctuationAlternative form of underpunctuation: Insufficient punctuation.
- punctuation spaceA space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008 …
- punctuation spacesplural of punctuation space: A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is …
Compound words 11
- underpunctuationInsufficient punctuation.
- overpunctuationExcessive punctuation.
- nonpunctuationLack of punctuation; failure to punctuate.
- repunctuationThe process or result of repunctuating.
- punctuationlessWithout punctuation.
- punctuationismIn evolutionary biology, belief that evolution does not proceed at a steady pace, but instead is characterized by periods of stasis, punctuated by brief (within several hundred-thousand years) periods of rapid change.
- punctuationistIn evolutionary biology, one who believes in punctuationism.
- interpunctuationany form of punctuation between words
- mispunctuationIncorrect or missing punctuation.
- punctuationistsplural of punctuationist: In evolutionary biology, one who believes in punctuationism.