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(mathematics) A prime symbol.
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(usually in the plural) A two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks.
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(computing) The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
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A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
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A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””.
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The punctuation mark ":".
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(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
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Alternative form of comma
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(typography, obsolete) Synonym of comma ⟨,⟩.
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(chiefly in the plural) Either of the symbols ⌜ and ⌝, sometimes used to enclose statements in formal logic.
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(typography) A shaped opening or closing quotation mark, as distinguished from a straight quote. In English: “ ”. In some other languages: ” ”, „ ” or „ “.
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The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
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(typography, uncommon) An angle quote which appears as two symbols at the beginning or end of a sentence.
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A double quotation mark, as in She said, "Go ahead".
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Alternative spelling of double quote [A double quotation mark, as in She said, "Go ahead".]
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(informal) Synonym of guillemet
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(computing, typography, informal) straight quotes
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(singular only) Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
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Punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
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The symbol !; an exclamation mark.
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(chiefly in the plural) Synonym of corner quote
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Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as " (and formerly also “ and ”).
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(typography, US) The serial comma.
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(rare, childish) An apostrophe.
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A punctuation mark, ⟨、⟩, used in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other languages that use Chinese-derived ideographs, and which has a similar function to the comma in languages that use the Roman alphabet.
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Alternative spelling of interrobang [The nonstandard punctuation mark ‽ (a combination of ? and !), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question.]
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The nonstandard punctuation mark ‽ (a combination of ? and !), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question.
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(UK) A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ (beginning the quoted material) and ’ or ” (ending it).
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(Canada, US) The punctuation mark "¡", which is placed at the beginning of exclamations in Spanish.
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The punctuation mark "¿", which is placed at the beginning of questions in Spanish and, less commonly, Catalan.
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The proposed punctuation mark ؟ or ⸮, used to suggest irony or sarcasm in a question.
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A system of quotation in which terminal punctuation marks are enclosed within a quotation only if the sense of the punctuation is part of the original material being quoted.
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(regular expressions) The analysis of the subsequent characters absence before the regular expression is matched (symbol: ?!).
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(typography) The serial comma.
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A mark used by medieval rubricators to indicate textual division.
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(arithmetic, linguistics) The expression inside a pair of parentheses.
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To place text in parentheses.
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A word or phrase within parentheses.
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In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
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(now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
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A "curly" apostrophe ( ’ ), as opposed to the straight apostrophe ( ' ).
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A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
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Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.
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(palaeography) The basic dot (‧) used to end a sentence in medieval punctuation (ancestral to the full stop/period).
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A reversed question mark (⸮), visually almost identical to the Arabic question mark (؟ (?)), used to mark the end of a percontative statement; a sarcasm mark.
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(palaeography) A medieval punctuation mark marking the end of a sentence (approximately ;)
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(typography) The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
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(chiefly in the plural) Synonym of corner quote
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A dash used to introduce a line of dialogue.
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(Canada, US) One of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing. The same symbol is now typically used at both the beginning and the end of the quotation, which is usually the "double quotes" or "straight quotes" symbol ", although the "single quote" or "straight quote" symbol ' is sometimes used, especially to denote a quotation within a quotation.
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Characteristic of a quotation
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(informal) A quotation mark; a quote.
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(idiomatic) Emphasizes the following, or sometimes preceding, word or phrase for irony or marks it as not the normal sense of the term. Used almost exclusively in spoken language. In written language, quotation marks would be used instead.
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Alternative form of quote mark [(informal) A quotation mark; a quote.]
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Clipping of semicolon. [The punctuation mark ;.]
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Alternative form of semicolon [The punctuation mark ;.]
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A punctuation mark to indicate that the text is a semi-quote, i.e. a close paraphrase that uses some of the author's original words.
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A single quotation mark, ('). This is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "Tom said 'What?'"
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An indication that something is a paraphrase or direct quote.
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(typography, uncommon) An angle quote which appears as a single symbol at the beginning or end of a sentence.
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A quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead'.
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(informal) Curly quotation marks, as opposed to straight quotes.
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(computing, typography) curly quotes automatically inserted into text as a replacement for the original straight quotes
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The symbol ⁝, a colon with three dots instead of two.
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