Meanings
nounquotation mark (plural quotation marks)
plural quotation marks
- plural normallyEither of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.
Synonyms: quote
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nounEither of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.
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nouna punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
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quotation mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotation%20mark
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“quotation mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotation%20mark. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quotation mark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotation%20mark.
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