underscore
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[edit] English
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[edit] Noun
underscore (plural underscores)
- An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.
- (music) A piece of background music.
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an underline
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background music
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[edit] Verb
underscore (third-person singular simple present underscores, present participle underscoring, simple past and past participle underscored)
- To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
- To emphasize or draw attention to.
- I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.
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to underline
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to emphasize
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[edit] See also
Typography