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virgule::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke |
| Type of | punctuation, punctuation mark |
Examples of virgule
virgule
Also, it is sometimes referred as bash, reverse slant, reversed virgule, or backslat.
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The white space around the virgule is a product of patching a fixed-up symbol over the weak font symbol.
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When used this way, the mark is called a virgule.
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- Solidus: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- The slash is a sign, "/", used as punctuation mark and for various other purposes. It is often called a forward slash (to distinguish it from the backslash, ""), and many other alternative names.
- The diagonal slash character - /, used to separate parts of text, and to represent the word per in expressions such as feet/second
- (1) In poetry, a forward-slash mark ( / ) used in scansion to mark the boundaries of poetic lines (i.e. line breaks) or alternatively, they may be used to indicate the boundaries of poetic feet. See foot, meter, and scansion. ...
- A short oblique stroke 'T', between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in whic~ they occur; a dividing line as in dates, fractions, etc. ...
- Alternate term for the slash symbol (/)
