punctuation

nouns

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
is a type of (narrower)
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
"the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
is derived from
the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
is derived from
is a member of
a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
is a type of (narrower)
the activity of putting things together in groups