punctuation

英[pʌŋ(k)tʃʊ'eɪʃ(ə)n;-tjʊ-] 美['pʌŋktʃʊ'eʃən]

1. something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

2. the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

3. the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases