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virgule

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vir·gule  (vûrgyl)
n. Printing
A diagonal mark ( / ) used especially to separate alternatives, as in and/or, to represent the word per, as in miles/hour, and to indicate the ends of verse lines printed continuously, as in Old King Cole/Was a merry old soul.

[French, comma, obelus, from Late Latin virgula, accentual mark, from Latin, obelus, diminutive of virga, rod.]

virgule [ˈvɜːgjuːl]
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing another name for solidus
[from French: comma, from Latin virgula a little rod, from virga rod]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.virgulevirgule - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Translations
virgule [ˈvɜːgjuːl] N (US) (Typ) → barra f oblicua
virgule
n (US Typ: = oblique) → Schrägstrich m, → Virgel f (spec)


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