Meanings
plural oblique strokes
- mediaSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
The oblique, short for oblique stroke or line, is written /, originally the French way of writing or printing a comma.
1953, Eric Partridge, You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies, page 1551 more example
They are normally in the form "Case 79/87", in which the two digits after the oblique stroke (slash) indicate the year.
2004, Trevor C. Hartley, European Union Law in a Global Context, page 18Synonyms: slash
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Origin
A clarification of the intended sense of oblique.
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