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Synonyms for virgula

  • noun

Most common

stem spine slash comma divining rod virga sicula

All synonyms

Noun

stick, stem, spine, slash, comma, divining rod, virga, sicula, virgule dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any small rod.

Related words

Word family
virgule
Phrases
virgula suspensiva

Forms

Plural
virgulae → sticks, stems, spines, slashes…

Example sentences

  • stem All the sciences are branches from the same stem.
  • spine They had to remove a bullet lodged near his spine.
  • slash The U.S. should slash its military budget in half.
  • comma Should there be one comma in this sentence or two?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
virgulafalling
stemsteady
spinerising
slashsteady
commasteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
stem1
5 letters
stick1, spine1, slash1, comma2, virga2
6 letters
sicula
7 letters
virgule2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (comma2 = 2 syllables).