virgule

[ vur-gyool ]

/ ˈvɜr gyul /

noun

a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.

a dividing line, as in dates, fractions, a run-in passage of poetry to show verse division, etc.: 3/21/27; “Sweetest love, I do not go/For weariness of thee.” (John Donne)

a short oblique stroke (/) used in computing; a forward slash.

Also called diagonal, separatrix, shilling mark, slant, slash, solidus ; especially British, stroke .

Origin of virgule

First recorded in 1830–40; from French virgule “comma, little rod,” from Latin virgula;see virgulate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH virgule

backslash, forward slash, virgule

Words nearby virgule

Virgo, Virgoan, Virgo cluster, virgo intacta, virgulate, virgule, viricide, virid, -viridae, viridescent, viridian

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Example sentences from the Web for virgule

He may be known for the Virgule, but the feeling of his new exhibition more closely resembles an exclamation mark.
Shoes Fit For A Museum: Roger Vivier’s Virigule Show Opens at Palais De Tokyo|Sarah Moroz|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Virgule, vėr′gūl, n. a little rod: a mark of punctuation, a comma.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
His beard was trimmed to a moustache and virgule (now called imperial) and he carried a sword at his side and a cane in his hand.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
It was impracticable to reproduce the original punctuation, which mainly consisted of the virgule or slash.
The Disguising at Hertford|John Lydgate

He wore the tuft of beard called a virgule (a comma) and a moustache.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for virgule

virgule

/ (ˈvɜːɡjuːl) /

noun

printing another name for solidus

Word Origin for virgule

C19: from French: comma, from Latin virgula a little rod, from virga rod

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	virgule
释义	virgule [ vur-gyool ] / ˈvɜr gyul / noun a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court. a dividing line, as in dates, fractions, a run-in passage of poetry to show verse division, etc.: 3/21/27; “Sweetest love, I do not go/For weariness of thee.” (John Donne) a short oblique stroke (/) used in computing; a forward slash. Also called diagonal, separatrix, shilling mark, slant, slash, solidus ; especially British, stroke . Origin of virgule First recorded in 1830–40; from French virgule “comma, little rod,” from Latin virgula;see virgulate WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH virgule backslash, forward slash, virgule Words nearby virgule Virgo, Virgoan, Virgo cluster, virgo intacta, virgulate, virgule, viricide, virid, -viridae, viridescent, viridian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for virgule He may be known for the Virgule, but the feeling of his new exhibition more closely resembles an exclamation mark. Shoes Fit For A Museum: Roger Vivier’s Virigule Show Opens at Palais De Tokyo\|Sarah Moroz\|October 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Virgule, vėr′gūl, n. a little rod: a mark of punctuation, a comma. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various His beard was trimmed to a moustache and virgule (now called imperial) and he carried a sword at his side and a cane in his hand. Catherine de' Medici\|Honore de Balzac It was impracticable to reproduce the original punctuation, which mainly consisted of the virgule or slash. The Disguising at Hertford\|John Lydgate He wore the tuft of beard called a virgule (a comma) and a moustache. The Works of Honor de Balzac\|Honor de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for virgule virgule / (ˈvɜːɡjuːl) / noun printing another name for solidus Word Origin for virgule C19: from French: comma, from Latin virgula a little rod, from virga rod Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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