Definition of VIRGULA

virgula

Meanings

Plural: virgulae, virgulas

Noun

  • A small, thin, straight growth
  • The spines of a ray.
  • A small, thin, straight growth
  • The sicula of a graptolite.
  • A divining or dowsing rod.
  • Any small rod.
  • Synonym of virgule: a punctuation mark.
  • Synonym of stem: the tail of a note.
  • Synonym of virga: one of the neumes of medieval musical notation.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin virgula (“twig; wand; scratch comma”), from virga (“branch; rod”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). As a dowsing rod, via virgula divina or divinatoria. Doublet of virgule.

Synonyms

stem, stick, virga, virgule

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