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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

backslash

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈbækˌslæʃ/

The punctuation mark \.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. backslashcharacter backslashfollowed backslashcharacters backslashkey backslashbackslash singlebackslash doublebackslash first
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Synonyms

reverse solidussloshwhack

Antonyms

slash

Related Words

slashbackward slashdouble-quotesemicolonfigure dashbackquoteslant bar

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