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mispunctuation

mispunctuation noun: incorrect or missing punctuation.

Noun

mispunctuation (countable and uncountable, plural mispunctuations)

  1. Incorrect or missing punctuation.

Forms of mispunctuation

pluralmispunctuations

Origin of mispunctuation

By surface analysis, mis- + punctuation, or, by surface analysis, mispunctuate + -ion.

Questions about mispunctuation

What does mispunctuation mean?
Mispunctuation means incorrect or missing punctuation.
What part of speech is mispunctuation?
Mispunctuation is a noun.
What is the plural of mispunctuation?
The plural of mispunctuation is mispunctuations.

Words near mispunctuation in the dictionary

  1. mispunching
  2. mispunctuate
  3. mispunctuated
  4. mispunctuates
  5. mispunctuating
  6. mispunctuation
  7. mispunctuations
  8. mispunish
  9. mispunished
  10. mispunishes
  11. mispunishing

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