"scratch comma" meaning in All languages combined

See scratch comma on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: scratch commas [plural], scratch-comma [alternative]
Etymology: From its appearance. Head templates: {{en-noun}} scratch comma (plural scratch commas)
  1. (typography, historical) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩ in its former use as a form of comma. Wikipedia link: scratch comma Tags: historical Synonyms: slash in its former use as a form of comma [synonym, synonym-of], slash

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Alternative forms

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