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#### 3.8.2 lambda [Macro]

`lambda` lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}* ⇒ function

#### Arguments and Values::

lambda-list—an ordinary lambda list.

declaration—a declare expression; not evaluated.

documentation—a string; not evaluated.

form—a form.

function—a function.

#### Description::

Provides a shorthand notation for a function special form involving a lambda expression such that:

        (lambda lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}*)
     ≡ (function (lambda lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}*))
     ≡ #'(lambda lambda-list [[{declaration}* | documentation]] {form}*)

#### Examples::

     (funcall (lambda (x) (+ x 3)) 4) ⇒  7

#### See Also::

lambda (symbol)

#### Notes::

This macro could be implemented by:

    (defmacro lambda (&whole form &rest bvl-decls-and-body)
      (declare (ignore bvl-decls-and-body))
      `#',form)