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inverted comma

n. (context UK English) 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 commas"), in the United Kingdom.

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inverted comma

n. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else [syn: quotation mark, quote]

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I said, trying to right an inverted comma with the wooden cone of the pencil.