virgil
/ˈvɜːdʒɪl/US/ˈvɝdʒɪl/
virgil noun: synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Noun
virgil (plural virgils)
- Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
- 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...1824, J. Johnson, Typographia
- No points were used by the ancient printers, excepting the colon and the period; but, after some time, a short oblique stroke, called a virgil, was introduced, which answered to the modern comma.1828, Richard Thomson, Illustrations of the History of Great Britain, Vol. II, page 145
- Synonyms:
- slash
Proper noun capitalized: Virgil
Virgil
- Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.
- A male given name from Latin.
- 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).1985, Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days, Penguin, published 1990, →ISBN
- A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
- A township and village therein, in Kane County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cortland County, New York.
- A small town in Beadle County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
virgil meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
virgil in Hindi
- वर्जिल
virgil in Marathi
- व्हर्जिल, वर्जिल
virgil in Urdu
- ورجل
virgil in Bengali
- ভার্জিল
More languagesFewer languages
- virgil in Telugu
- వర్జిల్
- virgil in Kannada
- ವರ್ಜಿಲ್
- virgil in Punjabi
- ਵਰਜਿਲ
- virgil in Gujarati
- વર્જિલ, વર્જીલ
- virgil in Odia
- ଭର୍ଜିଲ୍
- virgil in Nepali
- वर्जिल, भर्जिल
Synonyms of virgil
Forms of virgil
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | virgils |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Vergil |
Origin of virgil
An anglicization of French virgule, from Latin virgula.
From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.
Words formed from virgil
Questions about virgil
- What does virgil mean?
- Virgil means synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
- What is virgil in Hindi?
- Virgil in Hindi is वर्जिल. See Virgil meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is virgil?
- Virgil can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce virgil?
- Virgil is pronounced /ˈvɜːdʒɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of virgil?
- The plural of virgil is virgils.
Words near virgil in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: virgil (page history and authors); Virgil (page history and authors); virgil (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); virgil (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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