Comma /(?)/
Com·ma
Comma
n.
- A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed.
- A small interval (the difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners. (Mus.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Comma bacillus
- a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma, found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera bacillus.
- Comma butterfly
- an American butterfly (Grapta comma), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under side of the wings.