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virgulae

virgulae is the plural of virgula.

Meaning of virgula

Noun

virgula (plural virgulas or virgulae)

  1. (obsolete) The spines of a ray.
  2. (obsolete) The sicula of a graptolite.
  3. (obsolete) A divining or dowsing rod.
  4. (rare) Any small rod.
    Synonyms:
    stick
  5. (rare) Synonym of virgule: a punctuation mark.
    • A Point with a Virgula, call'd a Semicolon.1728, Ephraim Chambers, “Point”, in Cyclopædia
    Synonyms:
    virgule
  6. (obsolete) Synonym of stem: the tail of a note.
    Synonyms:
    stem

See all 7 meanings of virgula

Questions about virgulae

What is virgulae the plural of?
Virgulae is the plural of virgula.

Words near virgulae in the dictionary

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

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