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{
"text": "Enter a backslash (\\) to begin typing the next part of the path."
}
],
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"A backslash is a kind of punctuation mark that is used as a separator, especially in computer programming."
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"ipa": "/ˈbækˌslæʃ/"
},
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backslash.wav",
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],
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