virgule Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
    solidus; diagonal; separatrix; stroke; slash.

WordNet

Vir"gule noun
Etymology
F. virgule, fr. L. virgula, dim. of virga. See Verge a rod.
Definitions
  1. A comma. R.
    In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a cæsura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule. Hallam.

Webster 1913