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Expand Up @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ syntax: `some_extension!(...)`.
There are two ways to define new macros:

* [Macros by Example] define new syntax in a higher-level, declarative way.
* [Procedural Macros] can be used to implement custom derive.
* [Procedural Macros] define function-like macros, custom derives, and custom
attributes using functions that operate on input tokens.

## Macro Invocation

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> &nbsp;&nbsp; | [_SimplePath_] `!` `[` _TokenTree_<sup>\*</sup> `]` `;`\
> &nbsp;&nbsp; | [_SimplePath_] `!` `{` _TokenTree_<sup>\*</sup> `}`

A macro invocation executes a macro at compile time and replaces the
A macro invocation expands a macro at compile time and replaces the
invocation with the result of the macro. Macros may be invoked in the
following situations:

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