inverted comma

inverted comma
in.verted 'comma
n [C usually plural] BrE
1.) one of a pair of marks (") that are put at the beginning and end of a written word, sentence etc to show that someone said it or wrote it, or when writing the title of a book, song etc
2.) in inverted commas
spoken used to show that a word you are using to describe something is only what it is usually called, and not what you think it really is
Her friends, in inverted commas, all disappeared when she was in trouble.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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