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Virgule

Virgule Meaning & Definition
Virgule Definition And Meaning

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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