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Noun: inverted comma
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: quotation mark)
  1. A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
    "She used inverted commas to indicate direct speech";
    - quotation mark, quote

Derived forms: inverted commas

Type of: punctuation, punctuation mark [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Inverted comma