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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.

   "The form that follows the backquote is not evaluated, except for certain items."

Verb

1. 1
   To enclose (text) in backquotes. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

backtickbacktick

Example

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"The form that follows the backquote is not evaluated, except for certain items."

Etymology

From back + quote.

Related phrases

quotation mark

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