name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈvɜːdʒɪl/
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US:/ˈvɝdʒɪl/
CMU ARPABET:V ER1 JH AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Meaning 1
Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A male given name from Latin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, mainly
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Meaning 3
A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
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Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
A township and village therein, in Kane County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
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Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Cortland County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 7
A place in the United States:
A small town in Beadle County, South Dakota.
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Meaning 8
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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Synonyms: slash
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Meaning 10
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Vergil, Publius Vergilius Maro
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Broader terms: poet
History
Etymology
From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.
An anglicization of French virgule, from Latin virgula.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.