virgule
Plural: virgules
Noun
- A diagonal mark (/) used to separate alternatives or in fractions.
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.
- A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨/⟩.
- A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨/⟩.
- Used to mark line breaks within quotes.
- A pipe, ⟨|⟩.
- A pipe, ⟨|⟩.
- Used to mark metrical feet.
Examples
- She used a blank tile to complete VIRGULE, splitting her opponent’s hopes for a win.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French virgule, from Latin virgula (“twig; scratch comma”), from virga (“rod, branch”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of virgula.
Scrabble Score: 11
virgule: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvirgule: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
virgule: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
virgule: valid Words With Friends Word