What does "virgil" mean?
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Virgil
/ˈvɝdʒɪl/ name, noun
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
- Grammar: virgil is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: latin name, latin poet, slash, vergil.
- Usage evidence: When I was your age, I knew Virgil and all the others by heart.
How to use "virgil"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. UK, archaic
"There be five manner of points and divisions most used among cunning men; the which if they be well used, make the sentence very light and easy to be understood, both to the reader and hearer: and they be these, virgil,—come,—parenthesis,—plain point,—interrogative... it is a slender stroke leaning forward, betokening a little short rest, without any perfectness yet of sentence."
Proper Noun
- 1 Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.
- 2 A male given name from Latin. US, mainly
"A wedding dance at the Avon Ballroom on July 22nd for Mary Paterek and Virgil Loucks (imagine, a youth named Virgil, he must be the youngest Virgil in Minnesota, maybe the last of the Virgil line)."
- 3 A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
- 4 A place in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Kane County, Illinois.
- 5 A place in the United States:; A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
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- 6 A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Cortland County, New York.
- 7 A place in the United States:; A small town in Beadle County, South Dakota.
- 8 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"When I was your age, I knew Virgil and all the others by heart."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "virgil"?
Common synonyms include: latin name, latin poet, slash, vergil, vergilius, virgule.
How do you use "virgil" in a sentence?
When I was your age, I knew Virgil and all the others by heart.
How do you pronounce "virgil"?
Pronounced /ˈvɝdʒɪl/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.
Etymology 2
An anglicization of French virgule, from Latin virgula.