virgular
/ˈvɜːɡjʊlə/
virgular adjective: made up of thin lines or strokes, usually with reference to an alphabet or writing system.
Adjective
virgular (comparative more virgular, superlative most virgular)
- made up of thin lines or strokes, usually with reference to an alphabet or writing system
- The increasing simplification traceable from the Egyptian epigraphic hieroglyphs to the Greek and Roman alphabets and the anticipation of modern stenography and telegraphic code in the cuneiform inscriptions (Semitic) and the virgular quinquecostate ogham writing (Celtic).1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
Forms of virgular
| comparative | more virgular |
|---|---|
| superlative | most virgular |
Origin of virgular
From virgula + -ar and virgule + -ar, both from Latin virgula, diminutive of virga.
Questions about virgular
- What does virgular mean?
- Virgular means made up of thin lines or strokes, usually with reference to an alphabet or writing system.
- What part of speech is virgular?
- Virgular is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce virgular?
- Virgular is pronounced /ˈvɜːɡjʊlə/.
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