How to pronounce comma
American English pronunciation
KOM-uh
- IPA
- /ˈkɑmə/
- Syllables
- KOM · uh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What comma means
Most people know comma in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
An orange-brown butterfly with jagged wing edges
In a sentence: A comma rested on the fence post, its ragged orange wings open in the sun.
Where it comes from: It is named for the small white mark shaped like a comma under its wings. Comma comes from a Greek word for a piece cut off.
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