"scratch comma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scratch commas [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Punctuation marks, Typography Synonyms: slash in its former use as a form of comma [synonym, synonym-of], slash, scratch-comma
    Sense id: en-scratch_comma-en-noun-7m15d0kj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: media, publishing, typography

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Alternative forms

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