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virgule |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Virgule \Vir"gule\, n. [F. virgule, fr L. virgula, dim. of virga. See {Verge} a rod.] A comma. [R.] In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a c[ae]sura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule. --Hallam. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: virgule n : a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information [syn: {solidus}, {slash}, {diagonal}, {stroke}, {separatrix}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: virguleRare and ambiguous: {slash} or {comma}. Virgule" (or rather, Latin "virgula", meaning "little rod" or vividly enough, "little penis") was the name of a punctuation character shaped like a small {slash} and used in the Latin writing system much like a modern {comma} -- hence the ambiguity of this term in modern English. Compare French virgule" and Italian "virgola", meaning comma" (not "slash"); Italian "doppia virgola" and "virgoletta", both meaning "{double quote}". (1997-04-08)
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