Definitions for: Virgule


[n] a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke

See Also: punctuation, punctuation mark

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