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• inverted comma — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a quotation mark …   English terms dictionary

• inverted comma — n. Brit. QUOTATION MARK …   English World dictionary

• inverted comma — noun A type of quotation mark, denoted by (an open inverted comma ) or (a close inverted comma ). Often used instead of inverted commas , which also means a double style inverted comma, denoted by ( open inverted commas ) or ( close inverted… …   Wiktionary

• inverted comma — UK / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms inverted comma : singular inverted comma plural inverted commas British one of a pair of marks or , used in written English for showing the words that someone spoke, or sometimes for showing the …   English dictionary

• 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 = ↑quotation… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• inverted comma — /ɪnˌvɜtəd ˈkɒmə / (say in.vertuhd komuh) noun a comma written or printed upside down. See quotation mark. Also, turned comma …  

• inverted comma — noun (countable usually plural) BrE 1 one of a pair of marks (“ ”) or ( ) 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; quotation… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• inverted comma — Brit. See quotation mark. Also called turned comma. [1780 90] * * * …   Universalium

• inverted comma — in,verted comma noun count usually plural BRITISH a QUOTATION MARK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• inverted comma — noun Date: 1789 chiefly British quotation mark …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inverted comma — noun chiefly Brit. another term for quotation mark …   English new terms dictionary