inverted comma

/ɪnˌˈvʌrdəd ˌkɑmə/
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Other forms: inverted commas

Definitions of inverted comma
  1. noun
    a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
    synonyms: quotation mark, quote
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    types:
    single quote
    a single quotation mark
    double quotes
    a pair of quotation marks
    scare quote
    the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
    type of:
    punctuation, punctuation mark
    the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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