virgule

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EthicalReasoning 2 points 56 minutes ago glintsCollide 1 point 42 minutes ago MaxBro 0 points 34 minutes ago omicron8 2 points 16 minutes ago omicron8 2 points 16 minutes ago glintsCollide 2 points 1 hour ago glintsCollide 2 points 1 hour ago virgule 1 point 1 minute ago* virgule 1 point 1 minute ago*

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  1. noun 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.

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  • National Punctuation Day and once again the poor little virgule / slash gets short shrift. —  Language Log
  • EthicalReasoning 2 points 56 minutes ago glintsCollide 1 point 42 minutes ago MaxBro 0 points 34 minutes ago omicron8 2 points 16 minutes ago omicron8 2 points 16 minutes ago glintsCollide 2 points 1 hour ago glintsCollide 2 points 1 hour ago virgule 1 point 1 minute ago* virgule 1 point 1 minute ago* —  reddit.com: what's new online!
  • Can the first comment mention that this is a terrible misuse of a virgule? —  MetaFilter
  • His beard was trimmed to a moustache and /virgule/ (now called imperial) and he carried a sword at his side and a cane in his hand. —  Catherine De Medici
  • Five, with a virgule before. —  Erotica Romana
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  1. French, comma, obelus, from Late Latin virgula, accentual mark, from Latin, obelus, diminutive of virga, rod.

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  1. from French virgule, a comma, a little rod, from Latin virgula, a little rod, diminutive of virqa, a rod: see verge.
 

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/ˈvərgjul/
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