inverted comma
inverted comma · inverted commas
A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ and ’ or ”A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ (beginning the quoted material) and ’ or ” (ending it).
Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, usually plural)A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ (beginning the quoted material) and ’ or ” (ending it).
More definitions
- a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
Origin
From the appearance of an inverted comma.From the appearance of an inverted comma.
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Forms
plural: inverted commas| Singular | inverted comma |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else:quotation markquote
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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