inverted comma
inˌverted ˈcomma
noun [countable usually plural] British English
1. one of a pair of marks (‘ ... ’) that are put at the beginning and end of a written word, sentence etc to show that someone said it or wrote it, or when writing the title of a book, song etc
SYN quotation mark ⇨ punctuation mark
2. in inverted commas spoken used to show that a word you are using to describe something is only what it is usually called, and not what you think it really is:
Her friends, in inverted commas, all disappeared when she was in trouble.
inˌverted ˈcomma
noun [countable usually plural] British English1. one of a pair of marks (‘ ... ’) that are put at the beginning and end of a written word, sentence etc to show that someone said it or wrote it, or when writing the title of a book, song etc
SYN quotation mark ⇨ punctuation mark
2. in inverted commas spoken used to show that a word you are using to describe something is only what it is usually called, and not what you think it really is: