Definition of quotation mark Quotation mark

quo•ta•tion mark

We found 4 definitions of quotation mark from 3 different sources.

What does quotation mark mean?

Noun
quotation mark - a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
		quote, inverted comma
		punctuation mark, punctuation the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
		single quote a single quotation mark
		double quotes a pair of quotation marks

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quotation mark (Noun)
One of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing. The symbol used at the beginning of the quotation "opening quotation mark " is usually “ "open inverted commas " or ‘ "open inverted comma ", and the symbol at the end "closing quotation mark " is ” "close inverted commas " or ’ "close inverted comma ".
quotation mark (Noun)
One of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing. The same symbol is now typically used at both the beginning and the end of the quotation, which is usually the "double quotes " or "straight quotes " symbol ", although the "single quote " or "straight quote " symbol ' is sometimes used, especially to denote a quotation within a quotation.

quotation mark
A punctuation mark, usually used in pairs, to indicate that a statement, quote or phrase literally appears.

quotation mark in sign language