1 [VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sth (with sth) to interrupt sth at intervals:
Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. * He punctuates his conversation with snatches of song.
2 [V, VN] to divide writing into sentences and phrases by using special marks, for example COMMAS, question marks, etc.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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