noun

1. A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.

2. A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩, particularly in its use to mark line breaks within quotes.

3. A pipe, ⟨|⟩, particularly in its use to mark metrical feet.

Synonyms: virgil, virgula, caesura, slash, comma, pipe