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backquote

backquote noun: the symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.

Noun

backquote (plural backquotes)

  1. The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
    • The form that follows the backquote is not evaluated, except for certain items.1988, Wendy L Milner, Common Lisp: A Tutorial
    Synonyms:
    backtick

Verb

backquote (third-person singular simple present backquotes, present participle backquoting, simple past and past participle backquoted)

  1. (transitive) To enclose (text) in backquotes.

backquote meaning in Bengali

backquote in Bengali

ব্যাককোটের মধ্যে রাখা

Synonyms of backquote

Forms of backquote

Noun
pluralbackquotes
Verb
third-person singular presentbackquotes
present participlebackquoting
past participlebackquoted
pastbackquoted

Origin of backquote

From back + quote.

Questions about backquote

What does backquote mean?
Backquote means the symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
What is backquote in Bengali?
Backquote in Bengali is ব্যাককোটের মধ্যে রাখা. See Backquote meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is backquote?
Backquote can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backquote?
The plural of backquote is backquotes.

Words near backquote in the dictionary

  1. backpropagates
  2. backpropagating
  3. backpropagation
  4. backpropagational
  5. backpropagations
  6. backquote
  7. backquoted
  8. backquotes
  9. backquoting
  10. backra
  11. backradiation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backquote (page history and authors); backquote (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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