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A comma preceding the final conjunction in a list of three or more items, especially to provide clarity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Oxford comma, Harvard comma
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of enumeration comma (“Chinese list comma”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enumeration comma
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
連續逗號 /连续逗号
(liánxù dòuhào)
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list
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Chinese Mandarin:
牛津逗號 /牛津逗号
(Niújīn dòuhào)
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list
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Chinese Mandarin:
哈佛逗號 /哈佛逗号
(Hāfó dòuhào)
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list
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Dutch:
Oxford-komma
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list
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Finnish:
Oxford-pilkku
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list
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Spanish:
coma serial
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list
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Swedish:
Oxfordkomma
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list
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Swedish:
Oxford-komma
— comma preceding the final conjunction in a list