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OXFORD COMMA [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
  • Language Teaching
DEF

A comma immediately preceding the conjunction in a list of items.

OBS

An English grammar concept.

OBS

Oxford comma: In this term, "Oxford" refers to the publisher Oxford University Press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
  • Enseignement des langues
DEF

Virgule placée avant l'ultime conjonction de coordination […] dans une énumération.

OBS

Notion de grammaire anglaise.

OBS

virgule d'Oxford : Le nom «Oxford» dans le terme «virgule d'Oxford» désigne la maison d'édition Oxford University Press.

Spanish

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