virgule
typesetter’s name for a “regular” (pre-computer-era) slash mark (/) that -ssociates related terms. on computer qwerty keyboards, commonly found to the right of the key for a period. the virgule key + shift indicates a question mark.
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here’s one use of the virgule: most of the audience found the play racy/dirty, not just racy.
1 more definition
a backslash used when more than one word is feasible in a sentence.
you may choose red and/or blue.
he/she must follow instructions.
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