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Virgule

/ˈvəː.ɡjuːl/

A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.

📖 Definitions of "Virgule"

noun
  1. 1

    A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.

  2. 2

    A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨/⟩, particularly in its use to mark line breaks within quotes.

  3. 3

    A pipe, ⟨|⟩, particularly in its use to mark metrical feet.

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