virgule
Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A little rod; a twig.
Examples
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In English the word virgule denotes '/', the mark commonly known as the slash.
Stan Carey, 'Comma splice,' Sentence First, November 3, 2008
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A virgule is closer to the vertical than a solidus, but usually one has to see them side by side in the same typeface to know the difference.
Note
This word comes from the Late Latin 'virgula,' accentual mark, a diminutive of 'virga,' rod.
