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virgule

(-gyo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

a short diagonal line (/) used between two words to show either is applicable (and/or), in dates or fractions (3/8), to express “per” (feet/second), etc.; slash

Origin: Fr < L virgula, small rod, twig, dim. of virga: see verge

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noun
Printing

A diagonal mark ( / ) used especially to separate alternatives, as in and/or, to represent the word per, as in miles/hour, and to indicate the ends of verse lines printed continuously, as in Old King Cole/Was a merry old soul.

Origin:

Origin: French, comma, obelus

Origin: , from Late Latin virgula, accentual mark

Origin: , from Latin, obelus

Origin: , diminutive of virga, rod

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