quotation dash

noun

A dash used to introduce a line of dialogue.

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Meanings

nounquotation dash (plural quotation dashes)

plural quotation dashes

  1. A dash used to introduce a line of dialogue.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Bulgarian тире
  • тире (tire)a dash used to introduce a line of dialogue
Hungarian párbeszédjel
  • párbeszédjela dash used to introduce a line of dialogue
Swedish talstreck, pratminus
  • talstrecka dash used to introduce a line of dialogue
  • pratminusa dash used to introduce a line of dialogue
Cite this entry
APA

quotation dash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotation%20dash

MLA

“quotation dash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotation%20dash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quotation dash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotation%20dash.

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