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slash

20 2.5
A mark written as / that shows choices or parts of information
  • noun
  • /slæʃ/
translation icon : barra
  • Learn more about Google's cloud Platform atg.co slash get cloud AI.
  • slash mark
  • use of slash

I hope you're having a lovely day slash week so far.

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Examples

  • Drak looks up; high above, he sees a slash of daylight.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The student was then instructed to enter a slash mark on a card for each occurrence.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Have you seen a circle with a slash through it?

  • It's a circle with a slash through it.

  • A circle with a slash.

  • That URL contains your domain name slash script.

  • This will be like a blush slash highlighter mix.

  • My favorite newly reinstated, newly promoted field agent slash computer analyst.

  • My next step is moisturizer slash sleeping mask for hydration.

  • You can find the correct answer by choosing option A slash option B.

Synonyms

stroke
vsslash
  • Archaic
11 7.4

A punctuation mark used to separate words or numbers

is the broader separator for alternatives, related items, or parts
diagonal
vsslash
1 6.3

A slanted line mark used to separate words or numbers

is commonly used to show alternatives and separate information parts
solidus
vsslash
  • Specialized
9.3

A punctuation mark shaped like a slanted line used to separate words or numbers

is more general also covering separate parts of information
virgule
vsslash
  • Specialized
9.1

A punctuation mark that looks like a slash and separates related parts like 1/2 or yes/no

is the general sign for alternatives and other parts of information
separatrix
vsslash
  • Specialized
9.9

A mark like a slash that separates related items, often in math

is the general punctuation used beyond technical fields such as math

Compounds

A small opening in clothes such as a jacket or pants for holding small things

Surface Forms

slash singular
slashes plural

Etymology

Slash for the punctuation mark is named after the same action because the sign looks like a small slanted cut, so people called the mark a 'slash'. That slanted stroke acts like a quick dividing line in writing.