: any of several nymphalid butterflies (genus Polygonia) with a silvery comma-shaped mark on the underside of the hind wings
Examples of comma in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLaura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024 Another woman brought up the case of the dairy-truck drivers in Maine who won millions of dollars in overtime because their contract lacked a serial comma.—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for comma
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Latin, part of a sentence, from Greek komma segment, clause, from koptein to cut — more at capon
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