1. the act or practice of punctuating; the use of punctuation marks
2. a system of punctuation marks
3. the arrangement of small spots or dots
Usage: technical

Examples

• The editor focused on improving the punctation throughout the manuscript.
• Students must learn proper punctation to write clearly.
• The ancient text’s punctation differed from modern standards.
• Her careful punctation made the complex sentence easier to understand.
• The butterfly’s wing showed a distinctive punctation pattern.
• Medieval scribes developed their own systems of punctation.