Virgule
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɜː.ɡjuːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Virgule is a noun meaning (typography, dated) A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
Meaning
(typography, dated) A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
More Meanings
- (typography, dated) A pipe, ⟨|⟩.
- (typography, obsolete or historical) A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
Example Sentences
Other Chaucerian manuscripts had the virgule (or virgil or oblique: /) at the middle of lines.
Word Forms
- virgules
Synonyms for virgule
Depending on context, synonyms include virgula, virgil, comma, slash, pipe, stroke.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include separatrix, diagonal, stroke, solidus, slash, virgula.
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