Etymology

virgula suspensiva

Today it means: A slash used to mark a pause or disjunction, similar to a comma. Full definition →

Latin virgula suspēnsīva
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromvirgula suspēnsīva
  2. English todayvirgula suspensiva

Learned borrowing from Latin virgula suspēnsīva.

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