Virgilian

[ ver-jil-ee-uhn, -jil-yuhn ]

/ vərˈdʒɪl i ən, -ˈdʒɪl yən /

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QUIZZES

Set some time apart to test your bracket symbol knowledge, and see if you can keep your parentheses, squares, curlies, and angles all straight!

Question 1 of 7

Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

pre-Vir·gil·i·an, adjectivepseu·do-Vir·gil·i·an, adjective

By token of your Virgilian diversions shall I assume that you are a collegian, really or almost?
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
Wilde may have happened on the Life of Wainewright, and taken it, among all the books he had read, as a kind of Virgilian omen.
Oscar Wilde|Arthur Ransome
The first an imitation of Sortes Homeric; or Virgilian, drawing determinations from verses casually occurring.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne
His acquaintance with the Latin poets was limited, and seldom does a Virgilian or Horatian expression occur in his verses.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various

He had a Virgilian soul; and if his colouring recalls that of Weber, his design has often an Italian suavity.
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland