"virgula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvəːɡjʊlə/ [UK], /ˈvəɹɡjʊlə/ [US] Forms: virgulas [plural], virgulae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin virgula (“twig; wand; scratch comma”), from virga (“branch; rod”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). As a dowsing rod, via virgula divina or divinatoria. Doublet of virgule. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|virgula||twig; wand; scratch comma}} Latin virgula (“twig; wand; scratch comma”), {{doublet|en|virgule}} Doublet of virgule Head templates: {{en-noun|s|virgulae}} virgula (plural virgulas or virgulae)
  1. (zoology) A small, thin, straight growth, particularly:
    (obsolete) The spines of a ray.
    Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-virgula-en-noun-vOR7g5XF Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology) A small, thin, straight growth, particularly:
    (obsolete) The sicula of a graptolite.
    Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-virgula-en-noun-jEzQWp-E Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (obsolete) A divining or dowsing rod. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-virgula-en-noun-PuBYrtRt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 16 43 10 4 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 9 27 7 1 1 5 24 1 17 0
  4. (rare) Any small rod. Tags: rare Synonyms (small rod): stick
    Sense id: en-virgula-en-noun-~cSFlqGU Disambiguation of 'small rod': 11 11 13 66 0 0 0
  5. (typography, rare) Synonym of virgule: a punctuation mark. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Typography, Punctuation marks Synonyms: virgule [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-virgula-en-noun-yZAQ8rqU Disambiguation of Punctuation marks: 8 10 28 6 36 4 7 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  6. (music, obsolete) Synonym of stem: the tail of a note. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: stem [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-virgula-en-noun-IP6a0gdn Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  7. (music, historical, obsolete) Synonym of virga: one of the neumes of medieval musical notation. Tags: historical, obsolete Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: virga [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-virgula-en-noun-LGd-riVz Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: virgule

Inflected forms

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