Inverted Comma Definition
ĭn-vûrtĭd
noun
A single quotation mark (‘ or ’)
Webster's New World
(UK) A type of quotation mark, denoted by ‘ (an "open inverted comma") or ’ (a "close inverted comma"). Often used instead of "inverted commas", which also means a "double style" inverted comma, denoted by “ ("open inverted commas") or ” ("close inverted commas"), in the United Kingdom.
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Noun
Singular:
inverted comma
Plural:
inverted-commasOrigin of Inverted Comma
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From the appearance of an apostrophe as a raised or "inverted" comma.
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