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Meaning of "virgule" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIRGULE

From French: comma, from Latin virgula a little rod, from virga rod.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRGULE

virgule  [ˈvɜːɡjuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRGULE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Virgule is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIRGULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slash (punctuation)

The slash is a sign used as a punctuation mark and for various other purposes. It is often called a forward slash, a retronym used to distinguish it from the backslash. It has many other names.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIRGULE


bascule
ˈbæskjuːl
capsule
ˈkæpsjuːl
cellule
ˈsɛljuːl
granule
ˈɡrænjuːl
ligule
ˈlɪɡjuːl
minuscule
ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl
module
ˈmɒdjuːl
molecule
ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
mule
mjuːl
pilule
ˈpɪljuːl
propagule
ˈprɒpəˌɡjuːl
pule
pjuːl
reschedule
riːˈʃɛdjuːl
ridicule
ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl
schedule
ˈʃɛdjuːl
tragule
ˈtræɡjuːl
tulle
tjuːl
vestibule
ˈvɛstɪˌbjuːl
you´ll
juːl
yule
juːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIRGULE

virginhood
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Virginia creeper
Virginia deer
Virginia reel
Virginia snakeroot
Virginia stock
Virginia tobacco
Virginian
Virginian stock
Virginis
virginity
virginium
virginly
Virgo
virgo intacta
Virgoan
virgulate
viricidal

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRGULE

ampoule
as a rule
boule
Brule
chain rule
ferrule
golden rule
home rule
joule
miniscule
nodule
on schedule
poule
reticule
rule
the rule
Thule
time capsule
tule
work-to-rule

Synonyms and antonyms of virgule in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «virgule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRGULE

Find out the translation of virgule to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of virgule from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «virgule» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短斜线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vírgula
570 millions of speakers

English

virgule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तिरछा रेखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

virgule
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Virgule
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virgule
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

virgule
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

virgule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Virgule
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

virgule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斜線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Virgule
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Virgule
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

virgule
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

virgül
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Virgule
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Virgule
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Virgule
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

virgule
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόμμα,
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Virgule
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Virgule
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Virgule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of virgule

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRGULE»

The term «virgule» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRGULE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «virgule» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «virgule» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about virgule

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRGULE»

Discover the use of virgule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virgule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mieux Écrire en Français: Manuel de Composition Et Guide ...
Les titulaires du baccalauréat, les étudiants étrangers à titres équivalents reconnus, et les étudiants ayant satisfait les conditions spéciales, seront admis. 4.2.2 Les dates s'écrivent sans virgule avant l'année : Le 1er octobre 1952 Elle est née ...
Michèle R. Morris, 1988
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After the Future: Postmodern Times and Places
19. The. Naming. of. the. Virgule. in. the. Linguistic/Extralinguistic. Binary. Virgil. Lokke. So much in postmodern discourse hinges on the hinge. Our fascination with the role of the binaries, their taxonomic and generative power, their office as  ...
Gary Shapiro, 1990
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The Everything Grammar and Style Book: All you need to ...
You say you didn't know that a slash is also called a virgule and a solidus ? Now, aren't you glad that you bought this book? A virgule/slash/solidus is commonly used to mean or . Thus: a slash/virgule/solidus = a slash or virgule or solidus You  ...
Susan Thurman, 2008
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Principles of lithotrity; or, A treatise on the art of ...
TROIS BRANCHES A VIRGULE. 10th Fig. — (Reduced to one half.) — The " trois branches a virgule," closed. 11th Fig. — (Reduced to one half.) — The " trois branches a virgule," open. 17th Fig — (Full size.) — The extremity of the " trois ...
Charles Louis S. Heurteloup (baron.), 1831
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Bilingual Education and Language Policy in the Global South
chorus: 'Les nombres décimaux ce sont les nombres à virgule' <Decimal numbers are numbers that take a comma>. The second question the teacher asked was, 'Comment appelle-t-on les nombres sans virgule?' <What do you call numbers ...
Jo Arthur Shoba, Feliciano Chimbutane, 2013
6
Grammaire Supérieure Formant Le Résumé Et Le Complément de ...
Point de virgule avant le verbe, quoique le sujet quelques habitants de la ville ait déjà une certaine longueur. Un des plus curieux artifices des Égyptiens, pour conserver leurs anciennes maximes, était de les revêtir de certaines cérémonies  ...
Pierre Larousse, 1880
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Development in Prosodic Systems
Stress doubles in WS line internally Nr. Lines WS before virgule WS after virgule Others Hengwrt 95 76(80%) 6 (6.3%) 13 (18.8%) The data fiom the Hengwrt Ms. show that there is a clear, and hitherto unnoticed relationship between the ...
Paula Fikkert, Haike Jacobs, 2003
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Academic Language/Literacy Strategies for Adolescents: A ...
Virgule Virgule: A diagonal punctuation mark (also called a slash, slash mark, or diagonal) (I) used to separate alternatives; to write fractions; used in continuous lines of printed verse. Virgule (Slash) to PresentA/ternatives A virgule is a slanted  ...
Debra L. Cook Hirai, Irene Borrego, Emilio Garza, 2010
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Middle English Poetry: Texts and Traditions : Essays in ...
The second difference in the approach between Hg and El and the later manuscripts is that when there is a choice between putting a virgule closer to the start of the line or closer to the end, the later manuscripts would have it closer to the end, ...
Alastair J. Minnis, Derek Albert Pearsall, 2001
10
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
(a) , ligno 1 Artiole ZTI, ligne 3 - supprinsr "either" - lnserer "either" apres " proviaionc" - supprioor la virgule apres "adoption" - inoorer une virgule apxbo " unlose" - ineerer uno virgule apres "tine" - inoorer una virculo apres "If" - inoorer une ...
‎1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRGULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virgule is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ce point-virgule est bien plus qu'un tatouage
Psycho et bien-être Ces tatouages composés d'un point- virgule ont fait récemment leur apparition en nombre sur les réseaux sociaux. Ils symbolisent la lutte ... «lalibre.be, Jul 15»
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Pourquoi ce tatouage point-virgule est plus qu'une simple mode …
Une nouvelle tendance a débarqué sur les réseaux sociaux: le tatoo point-virgule. Mais cette ponctuation n'est pas une simple mode, au contraire, il revêt une ... «Le Vif, Jul 15»
3
Le projet point-virgule : un message d'espoir contre la dépression
Un mouvement affichant le symbole du point-virgule sous forme de tatouage sur le poignet vise à sensibiliser le grand public sur les risques de la dépression. «Santé Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Les Décaféinés, un duo comique « très serré » au Point-Virgule
Les Décaféinés, deux losers un peu loufoques, dégourdis des membres mais pas du ciboulot, promènent leur dépression burlesque au Point Virgule avec leur ... «Mother Shaker, Jul 15»
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PHOTOS. Un tatouage point-virgule pour lutter contre la dépression …
SANTÉ – Vous avez probablement vu défiler plusieurs images de tatouages représentant des points-virgules sur les réseaux sociaux. Cette tendance continue ... «Le Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Shirley Souagnon et son nouveau spectacle « Free » au Grand …
Elle sera au Grand Point-Virgule à Paris le 20 juin. Par J. F. le ... Shirley Souagnon et les Krooks seront la scène du Grand Point Virgule ce samedi 20 juin. «MCE Ma Chaine Etudiante, Jun 15»
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Baudelaire, ardent défenseur de la virgule et de l'accent aigu
Le poète corrige une virgule mal placée, demande la modification de la police de caractère, exige la modification de l'orthographe d'un mot. Tel Sisyphe, ce ... «L'Orient-Le Jour, Jun 15»
8
Nike va poser sa virgule sur les maillots NBA pendant 8 saisons
Alors que le monde du basket est captivé par les Finals, Nike et la NBA viennent d'annoncer une petite révolution à venir sur les parquets. À partir de la saison ... «Eurosport.fr, Jun 15»
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Le petit Point Virgule investit le grand Olympia
Lorsqu'en 2007, Jean-Marc Dumontet rachète le Point Virgule, l'entrepreneur demande à l'équipe du café-théâtre parisien: "est-ce que le Point Virgule a des ... «Blog Le Monde, Jun 15»
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Virgin Radio au Grand Point Virgule : La soirée à revivre ici
Vous n'avez pas eu la chance de gagner vos places pour le Grand Point Virgule de Virgin Radio ce soir ? Qu'à cela ne tienne, VirginRadio.fr diffuse l'émission ... «Virgin Radio, Jun 15»

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