Synonyms for virgule
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Slash
slash, separatrix, stroke UK IE, diagonal, solidus
3. Comma — A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
- n. 2
A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
- n. 3
A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩. Used to mark line breaks within quotes.
Forms
- Plural
- virgules → virgils, virgulae, slashes, separatrixes…
Example sentences
- slash The U.S. should slash its military budget in half.
- comma Should there be one comma in this sentence or two?
- pipe Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.
- slant This newspaper has no political slant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| virgule | falling | |
| slash | steady | |
| separatrix | steady | |
| comma | steady | |
| pipe | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pipe1
- 5 letters
- slash1, comma2, slant1
- 6 letters
- stroke1, virgil2
- 7 letters
- solidus, caesura, virgula
- 8 letters
- diagonal4
- 10 letters
- separatrix
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (comma2 = 2 syllables).