Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

virgula

/ˈvəɹɡjʊlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vir-gu-la
IPA: /ˈvəɹɡjʊlə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, thin, straight growth

Obsolete

noun

A small, thin, straight growth

Obsolete

noun

A divining or dowsing rod.

Obsolete

noun

noun

Synonym of virgule: a punctuation mark.

noun

Synonym of stem: the tail of a note.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of virga: one of the neumes of medieval musical notation.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"A Point with a Virgula, call'd a Semicolon."
"The full stop or, instead, a virgula, i.e. a short slanting strike (/) is used... to mark the end of a sentence or of a portion of a sentence followed by a pause."

Etymology

From Latin virgula (“twig; wand; scratch comma”), from virga (“branch; rod”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). As a dowsing rod, via virgula divina or divinatoria. Doublet of virgule.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: virgula

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvəɹɡjʊlə/
British English: /ˈvəːɡjʊlə/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

virgulas (plural) virgulae (plural)

Phrases

virgula plana virgula suspensiva

Frequently Paired Words

virgula plana virgula suspensiva virgule

Synonyms

virgule stem virga stick

Questions

How do you pronounce virgula?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvəɹɡjʊlə/.
What does virgula mean?: A small, thin, straight growth
Where does virgula come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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