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vir·gule

 (vûr′gyo͞ol)
n. Printing
See slash.
[French, comma, obelus, from Late Latin virgula, accentual mark, from Latin, obelus, diminutive of virga, rod.]
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virgule

(ˈvɜːɡjuːl)
n
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing another name for solidus
[C19: from French: comma, from Latin virgula a little rod, from virga rod]
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vir•gule

(ˈvɜr gyul)

n.
1. a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that the appropriate one may be chosen to complete the sense of the text: the defendant and/or his/her attorney.
2. a dividing line, as in dates, fractions, a run-in passage of poetry to show verse division, etc. Also called diagonal.
[1830–40; < French virgule comma, little rod < Latin virgula, diminutive of virga rod]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.virgule - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of informationvirgule - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
separatrix, solidus, slash, diagonal, stroke
punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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Translations
lomítko
barra oblicua
vinoviiva

virgule

[ˈvɜːgjuːl] N (US) (Typ) → barra f oblicua
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virgule

n (US Typ: = oblique) → Schrägstrich m, → Virgel f (spec)
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