0 the symbols “ ” or ‘ ’ that are put around a word or phrase to show that someone else has written or said it
He put the entire phrase in inverted commas to show that it wasn't his.
Sick prisoners in the camp were 'cared for', in inverted commas, by guards, not nurses.
Printed rubrics from the libretto are in italics; sung text is in inverted commas.
Inverted commas around taxonomic names imply that taxonomic attribution at this level is questionable.
When a word or phrase is placed in inverted commas, it allows us a provisional use of it.
It is iterative and has the appearance of slang, and is commonly put in inverted commas.
Inverted commas make a word inclusive beyond its initial meaning.
These rules are sometimes arbitrary and irrelevant to the sense; for example, that commas and periods come inside inverted commas, and colons and semi-colons outside.
