Phrase guide

series comma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • sîr′ēz kŏm′ə
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɪə̯.ɹiːz ˈkɒm.ə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɪː.ɹiːz ˈkɒm.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌsɪ(ə̯)ɹ.iz ˈkɔm.ə/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌsɪ(ə̯)ɹ.iz ˈkɑm.ə/
  • Canada, standard: /ˌsɪɹ.iz ˈkɒm.ə/
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌsɪɹ.iz ˈkɑm.ə/
  • Australian: /ˌsɪə̯.ɹiːz ˈkɔm.ə/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌsiə̯.ɹiːz ˈkɒm.ə/
  • Scotland: /ˌsiɾ.iz ˈkɔm.ə/
  • Scotland: /ˌsiɾ.iz ˈkɔm.ʌ/
  • India: /ˌsɪjɜ̯(ː)ɾiːz ˈkɔm.a/
  • India: /ˌsiːɾ.iːz ˈkɔm.a/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of serial comma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Topics: media, publishing, typography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serial comma

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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