virgula suspensiva

Questions

What does virgula suspensiva mean?

A slash used to mark a pause or disjunction, similar to a comma.

Where does virgula suspensiva come from?

Learned borrowing from Latin virgula suspēnsīva.

How to pronounce virgula suspensiva

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