single quotation
1single quotation mark — noun either of the pair of quotation marks ( ) or ( ). Also, single quote …
2Quotation mark — This article is about quotation marks in English. For their use in other languages, see Non English usage of quotation marks. For their use in computer programming, see String literal. For the various glyphs used to render quotation marks, see… …
3Quotation mark glyphs — For the meaning and usage of quotation marks in the English language see Quotation mark and in other languages see Quotation mark, non English usage. ‘ ’ “ ” ‘ ’ “ ” ‹ › …
4Quotation — This article is about quoting text. For information about the punctuation mark, see Quotation mark. For the non English usage, see Quotation mark, non English usage. For market data relating to a security or commodity, see Financial quote. For… …
5single quotes — (one pair of single quotation marks, written as ( ) and used esp. for a quotation within another quotation): He said, I told you to say Open, sesame when you want to enter the mountain. * * * …
6single quotes — (one pair of single quotation marks, written as ( ) and used esp. for a quotation within another quotation): He said, I told you to say Open, sesame when you want to enter the mountain …
7single quote — noun a single quotation mark • Hypernyms: ↑quotation mark, ↑quote, ↑inverted comma …
8single quote — /sɪŋgəl ˈkwoʊt/ (say singguhl kwoht) noun → single quotation mark …
9quotation marks — 1. The main use of quotation marks (also called inverted commas) is to indicate direct speech and quotations. In writing it is common to use double quotation marks (“ ”), and in printing practice varies between the double and single style (‘’).… …
10Quotation mark, non-English usage — Quotation marks, also called quotes, speech marks or inverted commas, are punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech, a quotation, or a phrase. The pair consists of an opening quotation mark and a closing quotation mark, which may or may… …
