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Synonyms of virgule

6 similar words

Another word for virgule is pipe. Other synonyms of virgule are comma, caesura, slash, virgula and virgil.

Synonyms and similar words for virgule

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

  • commaThe punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
  • caesuraThe caesura mark ‖ or ||.

nounUsed to mark metrical feet.

nounAll.

  • virgula rareSynonym of virgule: a punctuation mark.
  • virgil UK, obsoleteSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.

nounVertical line.

  • pipeThe character |.

Meaning of virgule

  1. noun A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
  2. noun A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
  3. noun Used to mark line breaks within quotes.

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Questions about synonyms of virgule

What is another word for virgule?
Virgule has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pipe, comma, caesura, slash, virgula and virgil.
What does virgule mean?
Virgule means a medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: virgule (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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