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VIRGULE
solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
(noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
virgule (plural virgules)
(typography, obsolete or historical) A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
(typography, dated) A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩, particularly (literature) in its use to mark line breaks within quotes.
(typography, dated) A pipe, ⟨|⟩, particularly (poetry) in its use to mark metrical feet.
Synonyms
• (all): virgula (rare), virgil (UK)
• (scratch comma): See comma
• (caesura mark): See caesura
• (oblique line): See slash
• (vertical line): See pipe
Source: Wiktionary
Vir"gule, n. Etym: [F. virgule, fr. L. virgula, dim. of virga. See Verge a rod.]
Definition: A comma. [R.] In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a cæsura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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