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Oxford comma
noun
- a comma between the final items in a list, often preceding the word `and' or `or', such as the final comma in the list newspapers, magazines, and books
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Oxford comma1
C20: because it was traditionally a feature of the house style at Oxford University Press
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