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punctuation space

punctuation space noun: a space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.

Noun

punctuation space (plural punctuation spaces)

  1. A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.
    • Many examples occur on page 204 of the 1837 New Sporting Magazine XIII.

Forms of punctuation space

pluralpunctuation spaces

Origin of punctuation space

Used to give consistent presentation of quotation marks irrespective of comma or period placement.

Questions about punctuation space

What does punctuation space mean?
Punctuation space means a space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.
What part of speech is punctuation space?
Punctuation space is a noun.
What is the plural of punctuation space?
The plural of punctuation space is punctuation spaces.

Words near punctuation space in the dictionary

  1. punctuatim
  2. punctuating
  3. punctuation
  4. punctuation mark
  5. punctuation marks
  6. punctuation space
  7. punctuation spaces
  8. punctuational
  9. punctuationism
  10. punctuationist
  11. punctuationists

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