Virgule Definition

vʉrgyo͝ol
noun
A short diagonal line (/) used between two words to show either is applicable (and/or), in dates or fractions (3/8), to express “per” (feet/second), etc.; slash.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Virgule

Noun

Singular:
virgule
Plural:
virgules

Origin of Virgule

  • From Latin virgula, diminutive of virga (“rod, branch").

    From Wiktionary

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