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Suffix [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} ,
  1. (stenoscript) the suffix -(V)nce or -(V)nse (-ance, -ence, -anse, -ense, etc.) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-,-en-suffix-t5wO8I2c
  2. (stenoscript) the suffix -ity Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-,-en-suffix-iwr9kdRn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Character [Lashi]

IPA: /ʔ/
Head templates: {{head|lsi|letter}} ,
  1. final glottal stop (on a syllable with fully falling lexical tone). Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-,-lsi-character-mGxjgzZq

Character [Lashi]

IPA: /ʔ/
Head templates: {{head|lsi|letter}} ,
  1. High-falling lexical tone. Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-,-lsi-character-g3LAbhLN Categories (other): Lashi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lashi entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Character [Lhao Vo]

IPA: /ʔ/
Head templates: {{head|mhx|letter}} ,
  1. glottal stop (with falling lexical tone). Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-,-mhx-character-wCIBzcDD Categories (other): Lhao Vo entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Translingual]

Forms: comma [English, name]
Etymology: Descended from the diagonal slash ( / ), used to indicate a pause. The modern form was first used by Aldus Manutius. Head templates: {{head|mul|punctuation mark|English name|comma|or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|sc=|sort=}} , (English name comma), {{mul-punctuation mark|name=comma}} , (English name comma)
  1. Separates items in a list.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-wLQCQmvc
  2. Separates clauses in a sentence.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-K5IW318x
  3. Separates coordinate adjectives.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-WsmhjTlT
  4. Optionally sets off quoted material that is the grammatical object of an active verb of speaking or writing. Categories (topical): Translingual punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-xM0iOIUY Disambiguation of Translingual punctuation marks: 1 3 2 24 1 3 15 1 12 13 10 4 4 6 Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 2 23 3 2 12 1 5 8 17 7 7 11
  5. Separates one element in a date from another.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-56WLM5Cr
  6. Separates a region from a geographic place within.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-OZvZD~1n
  7. Separates the surname from given name when the traditional order is the reverse.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-07-PD5JL
  8. Separates title from a name.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-7GQEm-mi
  9. Marks elision.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-bgVVQYyu
  10. Marks a noun or pronoun used independently when speaking to some person, place or thing.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-rLAiIcEA
  11. Separates steps to do something in software.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-punct-cU1hHq82

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: Descended from the diagonal slash ( / ), used to indicate a pause. The modern form was first used by Aldus Manutius. Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} ,
  1. The thousands separator used in some countries.
    Sense id: en-,-mul-symbol-abYRx083
  2. The thousands separator used in some countries.
    (South Asia) Used for the Indian numbering system.
    Tags: South-Asia
    Sense id: en-,-mul-symbol-xnqbtJqi
  3. The decimal separator used in some countries. Synonyms (Decimal separator): .
    Sense id: en-,-mul-symbol-FrjN6JIb Disambiguation of 'Decimal separator': 17 17 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Thousands separator): . Synonyms (in Arabic): ، Synonyms (in Armenian): ՝ Synonyms (in Chinese): , Synonyms (in Japanese):
Disambiguation of 'Thousands separator': 42 42 15 Disambiguation of 'in Arabic': 33 33 34 Disambiguation of 'in Armenian': 33 33 34 Disambiguation of 'in Chinese': 33 33 33 Disambiguation of 'in Japanese': 33 33 33 Related terms: apostrophe (alt: '; ’), curly brackets, brace (alt: { }) [US], square bracket, bracket (alt: [ ]) [US], colon (alt: :), comma (alt: ,), dash (alt: ‒; –; —; ―), ellipsis (alt: ), exclamation mark (alt: !), fraction slash (alt: ), guillemet (alt: « »; ‹ ›), hyphen (alt: -; ‐), interpunct (alt: ·), interrobang (alt: ) [rare], bracket, parentheses (US, Canada) (alt: ( )), full stop, period (alt: .) [Canada, US], question mark (alt: ?), quotation marks (alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „) [formal], quotation marks (alt: "; ') [informal] [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], semicolon (alt: ;), slash, stroke (alt: /) [UK], space (alt: ] [)

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      "word": "slash"
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}

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