About The Word Virgule
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Virgule
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What's The Definition Of Virgule?
[n] a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Synonyms | Synonyms for Virgule: diagonal | separatrix | slash | solidus | stroke Related Terms | Find terms related to Virgule: See Also | punctuation | punctuation mark Virgule In Webster's Dictionary \Vir"gule\, n. [F. virgule, fr. L. virgula, dim. of
virga. See {Verge} a rod.]
A comma. [R.]
In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a
c[ae]sura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule.
--Hallam.
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