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‘ ’

‘ ’ punctuation: encloses a quotation, title, ironic comment (scare quotes), nickname, gloss, or the mention of a word (e.g. ‘cheese’ derives from Old English ċīese.).

Punctuation

‘ ’

  1. Encloses a quotation, title, ironic comment (scare quotes), nickname, gloss, or the mention of a word (e.g. ‘cheese’ derives from Old English ċīese.).
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Questions about ‘ ’

What does ‘ ’ mean?
‘ ’ means encloses a quotation, title, ironic comment (scare quotes), nickname, gloss, or the mention of a word (e.g. ‘cheese’ derives from Old English ċīese.).
What part of speech is ‘ ’?
‘ ’ is a punctuation.

Words near ‘ ’ in the dictionary

  1. —r
  2. —s
  3. —t
  4. —z
  5. ‘
  6. ‘ ’
  7. ’
  8. “ ”
  9. ′
  10. ⁿᵈ
  11. ₣u¢k

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