Virgule

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A comma. [R.]In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a cæsura in themiddle, which is pointed by a virgule. Hallam.

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Typesetter's name for a regular (pre-computer-era) slash mark (/) that associates related terms. On computer QWERTY keyboards, commonly found to the right of the key for a period. The virgule key shift indicates a question mark.

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A backslash used when more than one word is feasible in a sentence.