SERIALCOMMA

Serial comma

In punctuation, a serial comma or series comma is a comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction in a series of three or more terms. For example, a list of three countries might be punctuated either as "Portugal, Spain,and France", or as "Portugal, Spainand France" .

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serial comma

Noun

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


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