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   Comma , n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr.  clause, fr.  to cut off. Cf. Capon.]
   A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed.
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   (Mus.) A small interval (the difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners.
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   Comma bacillus (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma, found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera bacillus. -- Comma butterfly (Zool.), an American butterfly (Grapta comma), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under side of the wings.
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