virgule
UK/ˈvɜː.ɡjuːl//ˈvɝ.ɡjul/
virgule noun: a medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
Noun
virgule (plural virgules)
- A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
- Other Chaucerian manuscripts had the virgule (or virgil or oblique: /) at the middle of lines.1990, John McDermott, Punctuation for Now, page 20
- A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
- A pipe, ⟨|⟩.
virgule meaning in Tamil
virgule in Tamil
- தனிமைப்படுத்து
Synonyms of virgule
Forms of virgule
| plural | virgules |
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Origin of virgule
Borrowed from Middle French virgule, from Latin virgula (“twig; scratch comma”), from virga (“rod, branch”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of virgula.
Questions about virgule
- What does virgule mean?
- Virgule means a medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
- What is virgule in Tamil?
- Virgule in Tamil is தனிமைப்படுத்து. See Virgule meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is virgule?
- Virgule is a noun.
- How do you pronounce virgule?
- Virgule is pronounced /ˈvɜː.ɡjuːl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of virgule?
- The plural of virgule is virgules.
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