scratch comma

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scratch comma

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noun scratch commas · scratch-comma

historical Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩ in its former use as a form of comma.
Similar: slash in its former use as a form of comma, slash

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@misc{scratch_comma_2026,
  title = {scratch comma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scratch%20comma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}