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quotation mark

quo·ta·tion mark
Q q

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwoh-tey-shuh n mahrk]
    • /kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən mɑrk/
    • /kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən mɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwoh-tey-shuh n mahrk]
    • /kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən mɑrk/

Definitions of quotation mark words

  • noun quotation mark one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation. 1
  • countable noun quotation mark Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as "..." or, in Britain, '...'. 0
  • noun quotation mark either of the punctuation marks used to begin or end a quotation, respectively “ and ” or ‘ and ’ in English printing and writing. When double marks are used, single marks indicate a quotation within a quotation, and vice versa 0
  • noun quotation mark either of a pair of punctuation marks (“ … ”) used to enclose a direct quotation, or of single marks (ʼ … ’) for enclosing a quotation within a quotation 0
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Origin of quotation mark

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Quotation mark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Quotation mark

quotation mark popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

quotation mark usage trend in Literature

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