Meaning
The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep-? Proto-Hellenic *kopt͏̌ō Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma) Latin commabor. English comma From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 25 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-07-13MACILOT
- 2026-05-12CABMNOT
- 2026-04-18CAMEBKO
- 2026-03-10MARNCOT
- 2026-02-21MACINOT
- 2026-02-16ABCKMOR
- 2025-11-18MAORIKC
- 2025-11-13OANMDIC
- 2025-07-15MAHCBEO
- 2025-03-31ABOMKCE
- 2025-01-03MYOCNRA
- 2024-12-02MAOICLY
+13 earlier appearances in the archive.