Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, archaic)Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.

More definitions
  • a Roman poet; author of the epic poem ‘Aeneid’ (70-19 BC)

Examples

3 sentences

  1. At your age, I knew Virgil and company by heart.

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  2. When I was your age, I knew Virgil and all the others by heart.

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  3. I compare Virgil to Homer.

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Origin

An anglicization of French virgule, from Latin virgula.

An anglicization of French virgule, from Latin virgula.

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Forms

plural: virgils
Singularvirgil
Pluralvirgils

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
slashB2
Close in meaning

Word family

21 related words
RelatedapostropheB2bracketB2colonB2commaB1dashB2exclamation markB2hyphenB2full stopB1periodA1question markB1semicolonB2slashB2strokeB2spaceA2bracesquare bracketellipsisfraction slashguillemetinterpunctinterrobang

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
violinistviperviralvirginvirginityvirility
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