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virgula suspensiva

virgula suspensiva noun: a slash used to mark a pause or disjunction, similar to a comma.

Noun

virgula suspensiva

  1. (historical) A slash used to mark a pause or disjunction, similar to a comma.
    Synonyms:
    scratch comma

Synonyms of virgula suspensiva

Origin of virgula suspensiva

Learned borrowing from Latin virgula suspēnsīva.

Questions about virgula suspensiva

What does virgula suspensiva mean?
Virgula suspensiva means a slash used to mark a pause or disjunction, similar to a comma.
What part of speech is virgula suspensiva?
Virgula suspensiva is a noun.

Words near virgula suspensiva in the dictionary

  1. Virgos
  2. Virgouleuse
  3. Virgouleuses
  4. virgula
  5. virgula plana
  6. virgula suspensiva
  7. virgulae
  8. virgular
  9. virgulariid
  10. virgulariids
  11. virgulas

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