virgule

Meanings

Plural: virgules

Noun

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
Used to mark line breaks within quotes.
A pipe, ⟨|⟩.
A pipe, ⟨|⟩.
Used to mark metrical feet.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French virgule, from Latin virgula (“twig; scratch comma”), from virga (“rod, branch”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of virgula.

Synonyms

caesura, comma, diagonal, pipe, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgil, virgula

Scrabble Score: 11

virgule is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
virgule is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
virgule is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

virgule is a valid Words With Friends word