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virgae

virgae is the plural of virga.

Meaning of virga

Noun

virga (countable and uncountable, plural virgas or virgae)

  1. A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
  2. (countable) A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer.
    • Strong gusts of wind buffeted the train, and ghostly virga of ice followed it through the night.2003, Erik Larson, “Pilgrimage”, in The Devil in the White City, Vintage Books, page 78
  3. (countable, measurement) A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.

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Questions about virgae

What is virgae the plural of?
Virgae is the plural of virga.

Words near virgae in the dictionary

  1. virescently
  2. vireton
  3. viretons
  4. Virg.
  5. virga
  6. virgae
  7. virgal
  8. virgalieu
  9. virgalieus
  10. virgas
  11. virgate

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