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Meanings of backtick in English

Russian
машинописный обратный апостроф
Portuguese
acento grave
Spanish
acento grave
Catalan
accent greu
Wikidata

Diacritic mark.

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        машинописный обратный апостроф
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        Examples for "grave"
        Examples for "grave"
        1
        Introduction: Adverse events in hospitals constitute a serious problem with grave consequences.
        Pubmed
        2
        The captain looked grave; Mrs. Willoughby anxious; Beulah interested; and Maud thoughtful.
        Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
        3
        One was in grave condition, the state government said in a statement.
        Reuters
        4
        They laid it in the grave in the stillness of the night.
        I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
        5
        If passed, it could have grave consequences for victims of serious accidents.
        The Irish Times
        1
        With a grave accent, we fear.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 29, 1919
        2
        The fourth stress is, however, too strong to be thus disregarded, but because of its lighter character is best marked with a grave accent.
        The Nibelungenlied
        3
        Then I say, shall I suffer him to see grave countenances and hear grave accents, while his face is sprinkled?
        Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1
        4
        All grave accents in the original have been changed to acute, and an acute accent has been added to Recipe No.
        The Italian Cook Book / The Art of Eating Well; Practical Recipe...
        5
        The Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr Rafic Hariri, fought his way through the forest of acute and grave accents, carefully enunciating each syllable.
        The Irish Times
        1
        This command is more obvious once you start using backquotes a lot.
        Unix power tools, 3rd edition