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comma splice
noun
Definition of COMMA SPLICE
: the use of a comma between coordinate main clauses not connected by a conjunction (as in “nobody goes there anymore, it's boring”)
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First Known Use of COMMA SPLICE
1924
Rhymes with COMMA SPLICE
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