Underscore Meaning
/ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.
nounA piece of background music.
Sentence Examples
Tom has an underscore in his password.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager's stern warning served to ____ the need for punctuality at work.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The recent incidents ____ the need for better security measures in the building to ensure everyone remains safe today.
Word Origin & History
From under- + score.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He walks into the house and picks up a pen. The thought he has is a brilliant idea. He must write it down. Only two words need to be written. The underscore adds importance. / BOUNTY HUNTER"
— 2007, Richard D. Ondo, “Used Cars in West Virginia”, in A Third Cell in America: A Novel, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 15:
"By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names."
— 2011, Matt Aimonetti, MacRuby: The Definitive Guide: Ruby and Cocoa on OS X, page 14:
"The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth."
— 1986, Richard Bauman, Story, Performance, and Event: Contextual Studies of Oral Narrative:
"Not trusting filmgoers to catch the drift, Ms. Coppola underscores the women’s attempts to gussy up with snippets of arch dialogue."
— 2017 June 30, Ruth La Ferla, “In ‘The Beguiled,’ Pretty Confections Whipped Up to Seduce”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2018:
"Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate."
— 2023 October 31, Stephen Collinson, “A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager's stern warning served to ____ the need for punctuality at work.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The recent incidents ____ the need for better security measures in the building to ensure everyone remains safe today.