Definitions for quotation marks

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Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. quotation marks(noun)ʊˈteɪ ʃən

    written marks, (" ..."), indicating that the words between them are spoken or are the words of sb else

    Put the title in quotation marks.; quotation marks around the last word

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  1. quotation marks(Noun)

    Symbols used to denote a quotation in writing, written at the beginning and end of the quotation. The symbols vary across languages, and slightly different marks may sometimes be used at the beginning and end of the quotation. See below and quotation mark for the symbols used in the English language, which vary between the United Kingdom and North America.


Translations for quotation marks

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

quotation marks(noun)

marks (``'' or `') used to show that a person's words are being repeated exactly

He said `I'm going out.'

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