"lookaround" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lookarounds [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from look around. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|look around}} Deverbal from look around Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lookaround (countable and uncountable, plural lookarounds)
  1. (regular expressions) Collective term for lookahead and lookbehind. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Regular expressions Hyponyms: lookahead, lookbehind, negative lookaround, positive lookaround Related terms: lookaside

Inflected forms

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        {
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        {
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            "Communication"
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "negative lookaround"
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          "word": "positive lookaround"
        }
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          "lookbehind",
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  ],
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      ]
    }
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    {
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        "Translation table header lacks gloss",
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