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n. - A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.

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Usage examples (20)
  • Noun : The defendant and/or his/her attorney must appear in court. ,3/21/27; 3/4; Sweetest love I do not go/For weariness of thee
  • A virgule is closer to the vertical than a solidus, but usually one has to see them side by side in the same typeface to know the difference.
  • In English the word virgule denotes “/”, the mark commonly known as the slash.
  • Après chaque virgule, il faudrait un retour à la ligne.
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