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virgule

/ˈvəː.ɡjuːl/ /ˈvɝ.ɡjul/

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noun

A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.

Examples :

"The medieval scribe used a virgule between phrases, much like we use a comma or a short pause today. "

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noun

A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩, particularly in its use to mark line breaks within quotes.

Examples :

"The teacher told us to use a virgule to show where lines break in a poem when we quote it in our essays: "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, / But I have promises to keep." "

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noun

A pipe, ⟨|⟩, particularly in its use to mark metrical feet.

Examples :

"The poetry teacher explained that the virgule ⟨|⟩ marks the division of metrical feet in the poem. "

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