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\ U+005C, \
REVERSE SOLIDUS
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[U+005B] 		Basic Latin ] →
[U+005D]

Translingual

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Punctuation mark

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\ \

  1. (linguistics) Encloses diaphonemic transcription.
    Synonyms: ⫽ ⫽, | |, ! !
    Coordinate terms: / /, [ ], ⟨ ⟩, ⸢ ⸣, ‖ ‖, { }
    The words \ˈmeɪri\ (Mary), \ˈmɛri\ (merry) and \ˈmæri\ (marry) are all pronounced /ˈmɛri/ in General American, whereas \ˈspɑː\ (spa) and \ˈspɑːr\ (spar) are both pronounced /ˈspɑː/ in Received Pronunciation.
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