QUOTATION MARK
\kwə͡ʊtˈe͡ɪʃən mˈɑːk], \kwəʊtˈeɪʃən mˈɑːk], \k_w_əʊ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n m_ˈɑː_k]\
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One of the marks placed at the beginning and end of a cited or repeated passage or word; two inverted commas at the beginning, and two apostrophes at the end, of a quotation; each of the single marks used to show a quotation within a quotation; as, the witness replied. He approached me and said, Good evening.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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