Definitions for virguleˈvɜr gyul
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vir•guleˈvɜr gyul(n.)
a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that the appropriate one may be chosen to complete the sense of the text:
the defendant and/or his/her attorney.
Category: Printing
a dividing line, as in dates, fractions, a run-in passage of poetry to show verse division, etc.
Category: Printing
Ref: Also called diagonal. 5
Origin of virgule:
1830–40; < F virgule comma, little rod < L virgula, dim. of virga rod
Princeton's WordNet
solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix(noun)
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Wiktionary
virgule(Noun)
The diagonal slash character - /, used to separate parts of text, and to represent the word per in expressions such as feet/second.
Origin: From virgula, diminutive of virga.
Webster Dictionary
Virgule(noun)
a comma
Translations for virgule
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
comma(noun)
the punctuation mark (,) used to show a slight pause etc.
- kommaAfrikaans
- فاصِلَهArabic
- запетайкаBulgarian
- vírgulaPortuguese (BR)
- čárkaCzech
- das KommaGerman
- kommaDanish
- κόμμα (γραμμ.)Greek
- comaSpanish
- komaEstonian
- ویرگول؛ کاماFarsi
- pilkkuFinnish
- virguleFrench
- פְּסִיקHebrew
- अल्पविराम, उद्धरण चिह्नHindi
- zarezCroatian
- vesszőHungarian
- tanda komaIndonesian
- kommaIcelandic
- virgolaItalian
- コンマJapanese
- 콤마Korean
- kablelisLithuanian
- komatsLatvian
- tanda komaMalay
- kommaDutch
- kommaNorwegian
- przecinekPolish
- ویرگول؛ کاماPersian
- كامه، دغه (،) نښه چه جملې او كلمي سره بيلوې، ويرګولPashto
- vírgulaPortuguese
- virgulăRomanian
- запятаяRussian
- čiarkaSlovak
- vejicaSlovenian
- zarezSerbian
- komma[tecken]Swedish
- เครื่องหมาย (,)Thai
- virgülTurkish
- 逗號Chinese (Trad.)
- комаUkrainian
- سکتہ ۔ کوماUrdu
- dấu phẩyVietnamese
- 逗号Chinese (Simp.)
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