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