quotation marks

UK/kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːks/US/kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑɹks/

A form of quotation mark — Either of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.

Similar
quotesspeech marksinverted commas
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Meanings

nounquotation marks pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyplural of quotation mark

    Synonyms: quotes, speech marks, inverted commas

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Afrikaans aanhalingstekens [“◌”]
  • aanhalingstekens [“◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Arabic », «
  • »Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • «Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • "Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • عَلَامَات اِقْتِبَاس (ʕalāmāt iqtibās)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • مُزْدَوِجَانِ (muzdawijāni)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • عَلَامَات تَنْصِيص (ʕalāmāt tanṣīṣ)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Bulgarian кави́чка, кави́чки pl [«◌»] or [„◌“]
  • кави́чка (kavíčka)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • кави́чки pl [«◌»] or [„◌“] (kavíčki)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Catalan cometa f [«◌»] or [“◌”]
  • cometa f [«◌»] or [“◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Chinese Cantonese 引號 /引号
  • 引號 /引号 (jan⁵ hou⁶)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Chinese Mandarin 引號 /引号 [「◌」] or [“◌”] [“◌”], 「 /“
  • 引號 /引号 [「◌」] or [“◌”] [“◌”] (yǐnhào)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 「 /“Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 」 /”Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • “Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • ”Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Czech uvozovky f pl [„◌“]
  • uvozovky f pl [„◌“]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Danish anførelsestegn n [»◌«], citationstegn
  • anførelsestegn n [»◌«]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • citationstegnNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Dutch aanhalingsteken n [„◌”]
  • aanhalingsteken n [„◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Esperanto citiloj
  • citilojNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Estonian jutumärgid pl [„◌“] or [«◌»]
  • jutumärgid pl [„◌“] or [«◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Finnish lainausmerkki [”◌”] or [»◌»]
  • lainausmerkki [”◌”] or [»◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
French guillemet m [« ◌ »], [«◌»]
  • guillemet m [« ◌ »]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • [«◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
German Anführungszeichen n [„◌“] or [»◌«], Gänsefüßchen
  • Anführungszeichen n [„◌“] or [»◌«]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • GänsefüßchenNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • GänseaugenNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • HasenöhrchenNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Greek εισαγωγικά n pl [«◌»] or [“◌”]
  • εισαγωγικά n pl [«◌»] or [“◌”] (eisagogiká)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Hebrew מֵרְכָאוֹת f pl [“◌”] or [“◌„]
  • מֵרְכָאוֹת f pl [“◌”] or [“◌„] (merkha'ot)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Hindi उद्धरण चिह्न
  • उद्धरण चिह्न (uddharaṇ cihna)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Hungarian idézőjel [„◌”], macskaköröm
  • idézőjel [„◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • macskakörömNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Icelandic gæsalappir [„◌“], gæsalöpp
  • gæsalappir [„◌“]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • gæsalöppNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • tilvitnunarmerkiNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • tilvísunarmerkiNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Indonesian tanda petik, tanda kutip
  • tanda petikNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • tanda kutipNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Irish comharthaí athfhriotail
  • comharthaí athfhriotailNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Italian virgolette f pl [«◌»]
  • virgolette f pl [«◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Japanese 引用符 [「◌」] or [『◌』], 「
  • 引用符 [「◌」] or [『◌』] (in'yōfu)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 「Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 」Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 『Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 』Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Korean 따옴표 [“◌”] or [「◌」], 「
  • 따옴표 [“◌”] or [「◌」] (ttaompyo)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 「Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 」Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • 인용부 (inyongbu)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Latin signum citationis [„◌“]
  • signum citationis [„◌“]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Latvian pēdiņas f pl [«◌»] or [„◌”]
  • pēdiņas f pl [«◌»] or [„◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Lithuanian kabutės f pl [„◌“] or [«◌»]
  • kabutės f pl [„◌“] or [«◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Malay tanda petik
  • tanda petikNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Norwegian Bokmål anførselstegn, gåseauge n [«◌»] or [„◌”]
  • anførselstegnNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • gåseauge n [«◌»] or [„◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Persian علامت گفتاورد, علامت نقل قول
  • علامت گفتاورد ('alâmat-e goftâvard)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • علامت نقل قول ('alâmat-e naql-e qowl)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Polish cudzysłów m [„◌”]
  • cudzysłów m [„◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Portuguese aspa f [«◌»] or [“◌”], ["◌"] or [“◌”]
  • aspa f [«◌»] or [“◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • ["◌"] or [“◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • aspasNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Romanian ghilimele f pl [„…“] or [«◌»]
  • ghilimele f pl [„…“] or [«◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Russian кавы́чки f pl [«◌»] or [„◌“], «
  • кавы́чки f pl [«◌»] or [„◌“] (kavýčki)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • «Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • »Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • „Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • “Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Scottish Gaelic cromagan turrach
  • cromagan turrachNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Slovak úvodzovky
  • úvodzovkyNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Spanish comillas f pl [«◌»], [“◌”]
  • comillas f pl [«◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • [“◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • or ‘◌’Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Swahili alama ya kunukuu
  • alama ya kunukuuNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Swedish anföringstecken, citationstecken pl [”◌”] or [»◌»]
  • anföringsteckenNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • citationstecken pl [”◌”] or [»◌»]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Tagalog mga panipi
  • mga panipiNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Thai อัญประกาศ
  • อัญประกาศ (an-yá-bprà-gàat)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Turkish tırnak işareti [«◌»] or [“◌”]
  • tırnak işareti [«◌»] or [“◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Ukrainian лапки́ f pl [«◌»] or [„◌“]
  • лапки́ f pl [«◌»] or [„◌“] (lapký)Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Vietnamese dấu ngoặc kép, ngoặc kép
  • dấu ngoặc képNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
  • ngoặc képNote: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
Welsh dyfynodau m pl [‘◌’] or [“◌”]
  • dyfynodau m pl [‘◌’] or [“◌”]Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.
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