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a⋅bExplicit concatenation: a⋅bConcatenationFormal RE✨ Emoji Combos

The middle dot ⋅ (U+22C5) is an optional explicit concatenation operator used in many textbooks. Semantically identical to ab.

✓ Accepts
ab
✗ Rejects
abbaa b
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