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virgola

comma

noun VEER-goh-lah Rare
Communication Writing

Origin: From Latin virgula, 'small rod, twig'.

Also means

decimal point (in numbers)

Usage Note

Virgola does double duty in Italian: it is the punctuation comma and the decimal separator — where English writes '3.14', Italian writes '3,14' (tre virgola quattordici). The phrase non cambiare una virgola ('don't change a single comma') means 'don't alter anything at all'.

Examples

"Manca una virgola alla fine della frase."

Natural Translation

There is a comma missing at the end of the sentence.

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