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scratch comma
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See also: scratch-comma
English
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Etymology
From its appearance.
Noun
scratch comma (plural scratch commas)
- (typography, historical) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩ in its former use as a form of comma.
Synonyms
- See slash
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "scratch, n.¹" Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1911.
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