virgule

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Synonyms: virgula, virgile, virgle

Antonyms: virgula, virgile, virgle

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|typography|obsolete|or|historical}} A [[medieval]] [[punctuation mark]] [[similar]] to the [[slash]] ⟨'''{{l|mul|/}}'''⟩ or [[pipe]] ⟨'''{{l|mul|{{!}}}}'''⟩ and [[use]]d as a [[scratch comma]] and [[caesura]] [[mark]].
2. {{lb|en|typography|dated}} A [[slash]], ⟨'''{{l|mul|/}}'''⟩ or ⟨'''{{l|mul|／}}'''⟩.
3. {{lb|en|typography|dated}} A [[pipe]], ⟨'''{{l|mul|{{!}}}}'''⟩.

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