"oblique dash" meaning in All languages combined

See oblique dash on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: oblique dashes [plural]
Etymology: A clarification of the intended sense of oblique. Etymology templates: {{m|en|oblique}} oblique Head templates: {{en-noun}} oblique dash (plural oblique dashes)
  1. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. Wikipedia link: oblique dash Categories (topical): Punctuation marks, Typography Synonyms: slash [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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