Comma

What do we mean by comma?

A punctuation mark ( , ) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence. noun

A pause or separation; a caesura. noun

Any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia having wings with irregularly notched edges and a small comma-shaped marking on the underside of the hind wing. noun

In ancient Grammar and rhetoric, a group of a few words only; a phrase or short clause, forming part of a colon or longer clause. noun

In ancient prosody: A fragment or smaller section of a colon; a group of a few words or feet not constituting a complete metrical series. noun

The part of a dactylic hexameter ending with, or that beginning with, the cesura; also, the cesura itself. noun

A clause. noun

In rhetoric, a slight pause between two phrases, clauses, or words. noun

In musical acoustics: The interval between the octave of a given tone and the tone produced by taking six successive whole steps from the given tone, represented by the ratios , or 531441:524288. Also called the Pythagorean comma, or comma maxima. noun

The interval between the larger and the smaller whole steps, represented by the ratio , or 81:80. Also called the Didymic or syntonic comma. noun

In punctuation, a point (,) used to indicate the smallest interruptions in continuity of thought or grammatical construction, the marking of which contributes to clearness. noun

A spot or mark shaped like such a comma. noun

In entomology: A butterfly, Grapta comma-album: so named from a comma-shaped white mark on the under side of the wings. noun

capitalized NL. A genus of lepidopterous insects. noun

A character or point , marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. noun

A small interval (the difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners. noun

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. noun

An American butterfly (Grapta comma), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under side of the wings. noun

Punctuation mark (,) (usually indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or between elements in a list). noun

A diacritical mark used below certain letters in Romanian. noun

The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.

A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways.

A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence.

In Ancient Greek rhetoric, a short clause, something less than a colon, originally denoted by comma marks. In antiquity it was defined as a combination of words having no more than eight syllables in all. It was later applied to longer phrases, e.g. the Johannine comma.

A brief interval.

Words that are spelled similarly to comma:
comma, coma, comm, momma, comms, comme, homma, commy, compa, commo, somma, commu, gomma, komma, cosma, comfa, cooma, camma, colma, omma, comba, comsa, couma, commi, commz, cmma, comml, corma.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word comma:
schisma, cedilla, semicolon, diesis, pythagorean, tortoiseshell, delimiter, separator, apostrophe, punctuation, exclamation, splice, tempers, semitone, tempered, hyphen, decimal, temperament, diacritic, justly, delimited, diatonic, tuning, vulgate, colon, cents, quotation, clauses, chromatic, nil, pause, intonation, erasmus, unicode, braille, flatter, interval, epistle, grammatical, octave, intervals, skipper, ambiguity, codex, digits, diminished, tuned, parentheses, coordinating, notation, omitted, textual, heavenly, syntax, clause, dot, butterfly, token, moth, rudder, butterflies, denote, cones, conjunction, brackets, derivative, operator, sentence, rand, phrases, sentences, difference, symbols, equal, shaped, category, subordinate, text, expressions, usage, iso, manuscript, keyboard, ratio, marks, separated, arabic, logical, testament, serial, tone, symbol, verse, mark, perfect, phrase, arrow, romanian, variable, spaces.

Words that rhyme with comma:
drama, trauma, mama, lama, llama, melodrama, rama, mamma, momma, chroma, cama, kama, obama, pajama, gama, dama, squama, bramah, yokohama, hama, fukuyama, sama, tama, bahama, osama, broma, glomma, croma, fama, fujiyama, dalai lama, salama, kodama, homoplasty, cauma, closet drama, groma, oyama, saitama, somma, toyama, kaama, yokoyama, schama, nakayama, takayama, halama, grand lama, naamah, akiyama, bernama, genus dama, dama dama, katayama, slama, genus lama, sugiyama, domestic llama, valderrama, aldama, guadarrama, musical drama, hirayama, nishiyama, murayama, nakama, koyama, maruyama, balderrama, yoneyama, algamaa, aoyama, arzama, baum a, bom a, bomb a, calm a, com a, comma a, dhlakama, dom a, drama a, embalm a, guam a, gyuhama, homme a, islam a, kageyama, kashiyama, kuriyama, lama a, llama a, maddamma, mam a, mama a, mamma a, melodrama a, mom a, momma a, nom a.

Adjectives that are often used to describe comma:
last, single, first, inverted, second, final, serial, pythagorean, syntonic, extra, unnecessary, insert, necessary, dele, mere, delete, double, decimal, superfluous, vibrio, omit, strong, simple, ditonic, optional, additional, third, original, johannine, occasional, tiny, usual, called, incorrect, dark, terminal, thick, reversed, musical, embedded, silvery, green, added, needless, intrusive, subscript, introductory, offending, blank, huge, giant, humble, redundant, rule, command, fat, literal, unruly, inevitable, raised, medial, misused, lowly, down, awkward, ruby, imminent, extraneous, hilar.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective comma:
bacilli, bacillus, rule, separated, delimited, meantone, maynard, fault, splice, butterfly, shape, temperament, cloud, free, values, freedom, signs, symbol, tuning, intonation, shaped, format, tract, punctuation, crusade, hunting, cupboard.

Consonant match to comma:
coma, comer, cama, kama, como, chemo, comber, calmer, commie, cammy, komi, coomer, comae, commy, cauma, quemoy, kemmer, chemi, kammer, calmy, commo, kummer, kaama, cammie, chemo-, kamer, comeau, komar, kimmer, kommer, chemi-, comeaux, kimmey, colmer, ca me, calm a, calm eye, calm he, calm her, calm i, calm may, calm me, calm my, cam a, cam e, cam may, came a, came he, came her, came how, came may, came o, cammer, chem a, chem high, chi mi, co may, co me, co mi, co mo, com a, com e, com i, com me, com o, coma a, comb a, comb he, comb her, comb may, come a, come e, come he, come her, come high, come i, come mai, come me, come mi, come my, come who, comma a, como o, cum a, cum me, k may, ka may, ka mea, ka mo, kam er, kam ho, kamei, kamm ma, kim a, kim e, kim ee, kim he, kim hee, kim ho, ko mo.

Words that sound like comma:
comma, kama, cama, komma, cauma, coma, camo, commie, kami, calmy, commy, commo, koma, kima, khana, cooma, camma, kema, camu, kamei, qana, kamae, kyma, comu, comah, gama, gomma, calm, common, karma, com, comet, commas, chemo, calmer, calmed, comm, cana, calms, carma, como, cano, cami, kaya, cammy, commen, kano, coms, canna, comr, comms, cammie, cona, conny, kana, champa, keena, camy, kawa, comey, camie, camas, kani, calma, karama, cono, comi, comte, kamel, compa, comba, kanu, kemi, comeau, canaa, kaam, chemi, kanna, cannae, commack, comal, canu, comg, kaha, kaina, camey, comeaux, comus, comt, comun, comae, kamas, comc, conoy, kamik, cumae, ccom, comsa, caam, cmma.