Virgule

//ˈvɝ.ɡjul//

Synonyms for "virgule" (59 found)

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Closest matches (12)

scratch comma separatrix slant slash solidus band bar bend bias caesura

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (18)

comma cross hatching cross-hatching dash delineation diagonal dotted line forward slash hachure hairline hatching line lineation mark oblique oblique angle

Noun(2 words)

comma diagonal

Related words (29)

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5 relation types

More general

2 entries

punctuation punctuation mark

Synonyms

12 entries

caesura comma forward slash oblique dash over pipe scratch comma separatrix slant slash solidus virgula

Related terms

2 entries

virgil virgula

has context

4 entries

historical literature poetry typography

related to

18 entries

break caesura feet its line mark medieval metrical particularly pipe punctuation mark quote scratch comma similar slash unsupported titles vertical line

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

Czech

1 entries

lomítko noun (typographic character)

Finnish

1 entries

vinoviiva noun (typographic character)

Spanish

1 entries

barra oblicua noun (typographic character)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Other Chaucerian manuscripts had the virgule (or virgil or oblique: /) at the middle of lines.

Source: wiktionary

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