Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serial comma

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: se-ri-al -com-ma
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comma preceding the final conjunction in a list of three or more items, especially to provide clarity.

noun

Synonym of enumeration comma (“Chinese list comma”)

Inflected Forms

serial commas (plural)

Synonyms

Oxford comma Harvard comma enumeration comma

Questions

What does serial comma mean?: A comma preceding the final conjunction in a list of three or more items, especially to provide clarity.

How to pronounce serial comma

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