"comma splice" meaning in English

See comma splice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: comma splices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} comma splice (plural comma splices)
  1. (grammar) Two independent clauses combined into a run-on sentence with only a comma between them. Wikipedia link: comma splice Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-comma_splice-en-noun-iFbqWBD1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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