Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punctuation space

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
punc-tu-a-tion s-pace
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Used to give consistent presentation of quotation marks irrespective of comma or period placement.

Inflected Forms

punctuation spaces (plural)

Questions

What does punctuation space mean?
A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.
Where does punctuation space come from?
Used to give consistent presentation of quotation marks irrespective of comma or period placement.

How to pronounce punctuation space

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