Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Punctuation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
"The relentless honking of car horns served as painful punctuation for our otherwise peaceful morning walk."
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
"The editor added a comma after the introductory phrase to help readers understand where the main clause began."
the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
"She carefully added commas and periods to ensure the long paragraph was broken down into clear, readable sentences."
A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
"The editor spent hours fixing the punctuation so that every clause was clearly separated from the others."