(also quotes, speech marks) (BrE also inverted commas) noun
[pl.] a pair of marks ( ' ' ) or ( " " ) placed around a word, sentence, etc. to show that it is what sb said or wrote, that it is a title or that you are using it in an unusual way
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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