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virgules

/ˈvɜːrɡjuːlz/ /ˈvɜːrɡjuːlz/

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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 :

"In medieval manuscripts, scribes often used virgules / to separate phrases and indicate pauses, much like we use commas today. "

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noun

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

Examples :

"The poem's text included several virgules to indicate where the lines broke when the author read it aloud: "To be / or not to be / that is the question." "

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noun

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

Examples :

"The poetry teacher asked us to mark the stressed syllables in the poem with accents and to separate the metrical feet using virgules. "

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