The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
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To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
An ornamentation.
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
A decorative embellishment on a building.
To thrive or grow well.
To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
To make bold, sweeping movements with.
To be in a period of greatest influence.
To prosper or fare well.
To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.