Meanings
nounsingle quote (plural single quotes)
plural single quotes
- A quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead'.
Synonyms: inverted comma
- An apostrophe, as in Let's do it.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead'.
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Translations
German einfaches Anführungszeichen, Auslassungszeichen
- einfaches Anführungszeichenquotation mark
- Auslassungszeichenapostrophe
Swedish enkelt citationstecken, enkelfnutt
- enkelt citationsteckenquotation mark
- enkelfnuttquotation mark
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APA
single quote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20quote
MLA
“single quote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20quote. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single quote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20quote.
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