[
US
/ˈvɪɹɡˌjuɫ/
]
NOUN
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
How To Use virgule In A Sentence
- The slashes (virgules) in Caxton's text were an experiment in punctuation, and are roughly equivalent to commas.
- A virgule is closer to the vertical than a solidus, but usually one has to see them side by side in the same typeface to know the difference. Archive 2008-05-01
- One has only to look at a few examples in common usage - ‘film/video,’ ‘art/culture,’ ‘media/culture ‘- to understand that the two nouns linked by the virgule contain similarities as well as dissimilarities.’
- An oblique stroke or virgule is a symbol used in differing circumstances to create different meanings.
- In employing the postmodern style of playfulness with words and punctuation, the title Human / Nature with its central virgule suggests ambiguity.
- References: le cheval (m) = horse; Virgule = Comma; la fesse (f) = the bottom, backside; falling into the apples (tomber dans les pommes) = the French idiom for "fainting Cravacher - French Word-A-Day
- An oblique stroke or virgule is a symbol used in differing circumstances to create different meanings.