🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

virgule

Pronunciation / Transliteration: veer-gool

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Comma/ˈkɒmə/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il faut mettre une virgule entre les éléments de la liste."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

    "Please bring apples, oranges, and bananas."
  2. 2

    A grammatical unit that separates clauses or phrases within a sentence.

    "In the sentence 'When it rains, I stay indoors', the comma separates the dependent clause from the main clause."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'comma' originates from the Greek word 'komma', meaning 'a piece cut off'. It entered the English language through Latin in the late Middle Ages, reflecting the evolution of punctuation marks in written language.

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