Break and Punctuation

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Punctuation and break are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Punctuation" with "Break", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Punctuation noun - Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions.

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Break and punctuation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Punctuation".

Nearby Words: punctual, punctuate, punctuated, punctuality, punctuating

good	good break	good punctuation
short	short break	short punctuation
entire	entire break	entire punctuation
little	little break	little punctuation
Other adjectives: final, unusual.

Waxing Lyrical: Back on NXT, Wyatt would often break out into a creepy rendition of The Rolling Stones's "Time Is On My Side" as a punctuation to end his promos.

Source: Wrestling / The Wyatt Family
This xkcd strip presents a gang war about to break out over a question of punctuation.

Source: Silly Reason for War

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