virgule

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈvəː.ɡjuːl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈvɝ.ɡjul/

Noun

virgule (plural virgules)

1. (typography, obsolete or historical) A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
2. (typography, dated) A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩, particularly (literature) in its use to mark line breaks within quotes.
3. (typography, dated) A pipe, ⟨|⟩, particularly (poetry) in its use to mark metrical feet.

Synonyms

• (all) virgula (rare), virgil (UK)
• (scratch comma) See comma
• (caesura mark) See caesura
• (oblique line) See slash
• (vertical line) See pipe

Related terms

• virgula, virgil

Translations

• Spanish: barra oblicua

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