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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr; noun uhn-der-skawr, -skohr
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr, ˌʌn dərˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr; noun ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr

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Définition of underscore

Origin :
  • 1771, "to draw a line under," from under + score (v.). The figurative sense of "to emphasize" is attested from 1891. Noun meaning "a line drawn below (something)" is recorded from 1901.
  • verb underline, emphasize
Example sentences :
  • This is not, repeat, underscore, not an intervention in planetary government.
  • Extract from : « A Slave is a Slave » by Henry Beam Piper
  • So we underscore them, putting a single score under k, and a double one under k′.
  • Extract from : « Symbolic Logic » by Lewis Carroll
  • I should like to underscore this last sentence, my dears, in view of what comes after.
  • Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • I underscore the word “hotter,” to denote the prevalent theory.
  • Extract from : « The Indian in his Wigwam » by Henry R. Schoolcraft
  • Underscore all of the adjectives in the following quotation.
  • Extract from : « Plain English » by Marian Wharton
  • Underscore all the verbs and verb phrases in the following quotation.
  • Extract from : « Plain English » by Marian Wharton
  • Why not have the underscore raised to the position of a hyphen and so have a dash that is a dash?
  • Extract from : « The Fiction Factory » by John Milton Edwards
  • I underscore the word "hotter," to denote the prevalent theory.
  • Extract from : « The American Indians » by Henry R. Schoolcraft
  • Underscore the names with wave lines so that they shall be printed in display type.
  • Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
  • Count eighteen words on, then underscore five consecutive ones.
  • Extract from : « For the Term of His Natural Life » by Marcus Clarke

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