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Noun: serial comma
  1. A comma used after the penultimate item in a list of three or more items, before 'and' or 'or', common in American English but less so in British English; e.g. "I bought apples, oranges, and bananas" (with Oxford comma) vs "I bought apples, oranges and bananas" (without)
    - Oxford comma

Derived forms: serial commas

Encyclopedia: Serial comma