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I'd like to create a new symbol to use in my vimrc that's <normal>, so I do not have to type <C-\><C-N> to get to do the "go to normal mode" command, nor clutter the vimrc file with combinations that I might not remember.

In C it would have been done with #define, how is this done in VimL?

C like example:

#define <normal> <C-\><C-N>

nmap <leader>q <normal>@q

instead of 

nmap <leader>q <C-\><C-N>@q
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  • Note that I do not wish to use abbreviations or mappings, since these will replace the text.
    – lindhe
    May 14, 2015 at 7:20
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    I presume you're deliberately using <C-\><C-N> instead of <Esc> because you don't like the beep? Also, surely an nmap means you'll already be in normal mode? Is that just a typo, or am I missing something?
    – Rich
    May 14, 2015 at 15:34

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VimL doesn't have preprocessor macros. You can still do it, sort of, but I'm afraid it's a case of a medicine being worse than the disease it's supposed to cure:

let normal = '<C-\><C-N>'
exe 'nmap <leader>q ' . normal . '@q'
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