Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oblique dash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: oblique -dash
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.

Example Sentences

"No punctuation has been inserted in the records of cases... The oblique dash in punctuation is freely used. Where it is used as a mere flourish in conjunction with other punctuation it has been ignored, where it terminates an entry the dash has been read as a full-stop, and where it occurs in the middle of an entry it has been read as a comma."
"In (9.2) and in the following equations an oblique dash (/) before an index r denotes differentiation with respect to χᵣ."
"Where Moore's and Finzi's datings differ substantially, both are given, separated by an oblique dash, with Moore's first."

Etymology

A clarification of the intended sense of oblique.

Inflected Forms

oblique dashes (plural)

Synonyms

slash

Questions

What does oblique dash mean?: Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Where does oblique dash come from?: A clarification of the intended sense of oblique.

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