Main Entry: com·ma

Pronunciation: \ˈkä-mə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, part of a sentence, from Greek komma segment, clause, from koptein to cut — more at capon

Date: 1554

1 : a punctuation mark , used especially as a mark of separation within the sentence
2 : pause, interval
3 : any of several nymphalid butterflies (genus Polygonia) with a silvery comma-shaped mark on the underside of the hind wings