series comma: Meaning and Definition of

se'ries com"ma

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a comma used after the next-to-last item in a series of three or more items when the next-to-last and last items are separated by a conjunction. In the series A, B, C, or D, the comma after C is the series comma. Also called
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