[puhngk-choo-ey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses. |
| 2. | the act of punctuating. |
| 3. | punctuation marks. |
| punc·tu·a·tion (pŭngk'chōō-ā'shən) n.
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