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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
punctuation mark
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Each punctuation mark is put into a flashing mode, and another graphic character replaces each word.
▪ He snorted quietly: an unemotional noise; a punctuation mark.
▪ Rather it was a fiery punctuation mark, a coal-like comma, or salamander semicolon, in a continuing story.
Wiktionary
punctuation mark

n. Any of various symbols (see the table below) used in writing and printing to make the sense of what is written easier to determine.

WordNet
punctuation mark

n. the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases [syn: punctuation]

Usage examples of "punctuation mark".

It's also the punctuation mark at the end of many artistic careers.

I pick up that punctuation mark and play with it in the book, come to understand it better, put it back on the shelf again but leave it in view.

Rather it was a fiery punctuation mark, a coal-like comma, or salamander semicolon, in a continuing story.

For those of youse already aware of the danger cousin Nunzio and I are in, however, feel free to skip to the next asterisk-type punctuation mark.

It was a blunt verbal punctuation mark signifying that a point had been made.

They stood at attention around the perimeter of the room, a chilling punctuation mark to the Emperor's startling ultimatum.

He sent his publisher a note consisting of a single punctuation mark: ?

When you hit a punctuation mark, you go to the second letter in the word.