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See also: / /

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

Translingual

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.