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Punctuation [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|punctuation mark|||||or||or||or||cat2=matched pairs|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=" "|head2=|sc=|sort=}} " ", {{mul-punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=" "}} " "
  1. Encloses a quotation in some languages. Related terms (Curved double quotation marks): · ” ” · „ ” · „ (english: · ‟), · „ · ‟ (english: ·) Related terms (Curved single quotation marks): ‘ ’ · ’ ’ · ‚ ’ · ‚ ‘ · ’ ‘ · ‛ ’
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-TzrJk4Vh Disambiguation of 'Curved double quotation marks': 34 26 4 7 5 4 5 5 10 Disambiguation of 'Curved single quotation marks': 34 26 4 7 5 4 5 5 10
  2. Encloses text that the author does not approve. See scare quotes. Synonyms (exaggerated scare quote): """" Related terms (Swedish): ” ” · ’ ’ · » » · » « · — Related terms (Turkish): · ‘ ’ · « » · › ‹ · — Related terms (Vietnamese): · « » · ‘ ’ · — [rare]
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-Wbv7PpCx Disambiguation of 'exaggerated scare quote': 8 33 5 10 11 5 1 11 16 Disambiguation of 'Swedish': 0 29 10 11 8 11 14 10 8 Disambiguation of 'Turkish': 6 21 8 11 11 8 7 12 15 Disambiguation of 'Vietnamese': 4 21 7 9 12 7 10 13 16
  3. (sarcastic) Encloses text with a sarcastic tone. Tags: sarcastic
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-9utVq6dX
  4. Indicates that the enclosed text uses a figurative meaning.
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-DyluSQtA
  5. Encloses a title of a work that appears within a larger work, such as an episode of a TV series, a short story, a poem or a newspaper article.
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-tdBpR7nQ
  6. Encloses a nickname following a name.
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-Rms7~3qM
  7. (proscribed) Used for emphasis. Tags: proscribed Synonyms (used for emphasis): * *
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-EsJ22cyo Disambiguation of 'used for emphasis': 1 2 1 2 2 1 86 3 2
  8. (programming) Encloses a string literal in some programming and markup languages. Synonyms (enclosing string literals): ' ' (english: only in some languages)
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-6IjoeAF3 Categories (other): Programming Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'enclosing string literals': 7 13 8 11 11 7 2 24 17
  9. (computing) In some search engines, searches for the exact word of phrase.
    Sense id: en-"_"-mul-punct-8eapUYIn Categories (other): Computing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Translingual matched pairs, Translingual punctuation marks Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 15 6 13 14 6 1 15 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 15 6 13 14 6 1 15 22 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 7 14 7 12 12 5 2 16 24 Disambiguation of Translingual matched pairs: 4 10 6 14 10 5 15 12 22 Disambiguation of Translingual punctuation marks: 7 14 6 13 14 6 3 14 23 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Related terms (Angle brackets): 《 》 · 〈 〉 Related terms (Corner brackets): 「 」 · 『 』, 「 · 」 · 『 · 』 Related terms (Danish): » « · „ ” · ’ ’ (english: · › ‹ · ‚ ’ ·) Related terms (Finnish): ” ” · ’ ’ · » » Related terms (Guillemets): «, », · Related terms (Northern Kurdish): « » Related terms (Norwegian): « » · „ “ · ‘ ’ · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Quotation dashes): — · ― · – (english: em dash; horizontal bar; en dash) Related terms (Single guillemets): , , · Related terms (Welsh): ‘ ’ · Disambiguation of 'Angle brackets': 7 14 6 13 14 6 2 15 22 Disambiguation of 'Corner brackets': 7 15 6 13 14 6 2 15 22 Disambiguation of 'Danish': 7 16 6 12 15 6 1 15 22 Disambiguation of 'Finnish': 5 13 8 8 14 8 12 15 19 Disambiguation of 'Guillemets': 7 14 6 12 15 6 1 15 22 Disambiguation of 'Northern Kurdish': 10 15 6 12 14 6 0 16 21 Disambiguation of 'Norwegian': 5 13 8 8 14 8 12 15 19 Disambiguation of 'Quotation dashes': 13 14 6 12 13 6 2 14 20 Disambiguation of 'Single guillemets': 7 16 6 12 15 6 1 15 22 Disambiguation of 'Welsh': 8 15 8 14 10 8 8 11 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: · ‘ ’ · „ ” · ‚ ’ [Afrikaans], « » · · [Arabic], « » [Armenian], « » · ‹ › · · · ‘ ’ · ' ' [Azerbaijani], « » · ‹ › · · ‘ ’ [Basque], « » · [Belarusian], „ “ · ’ ’ · ‘ ’ · « » · ’ ’ · ‘ ’ · — [Bulgarian], « » · · ‘ ’ [Catalan], [Catalan], · ‘ ’ · 「 」 · 『 』 [Chinese], „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ [Czech], ‘ ’ · · ‚ ’ · „ ” [Dutch], English U.K.: ' ' · · ‘ ’ ·, English U.S.: · ' ' · · ‘ ’, „ “ · « » [Estonian], « » · ‹ › · · — [French], German: „ “ · ‚ ‘, » « · › ‹, regional: « » · ‹ ›, « » · · ‟ ” · — [Greek], · ‘ ’ [Irish], 「 」 · 『 』 · 〝 〟 · 〝 〞 [Japanese], « » · „ “ [Latvian], « » · „ “ [Lithuanian], „ “ · ‚ ‘ [Lower-Sorbian], „ “ · ’ ‘ · ‘ ’ [Macedonian], « » [Persian], „ ” · « » · » « · — [Polish], „ ” · « » · — [Romanian], « » · „ · — (english: · „) [Russian], „ ” · ” ” · ‘ ’ · ’ ’ · „ “ · » « [Serbo-Croatian], „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ [Slovak], „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ [Slovene], « » · · ‘ ’ · — [Spanish], · ‘ ’ [Thai] Related terms (Albanian): „ “ · ‘ ’ Related terms (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): « » · Related terms (Curved single quotation marks and apostrophes): ‘ · ’ · ‚ · ‛ Related terms (Filipino): · ‘ ’ Related terms (Georgian): „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ Related terms (Hungarian): „ ” · » « · — Related terms (Icelandic): „ “ · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Indonesian): · ‘ ’ Related terms (Italian): « » · ‹ › · · ‘ ’ Related terms (Korean): · ‘ ’ · 『 』 · 「 」 Related terms (Portuguese): · ‘ ’ · « » · — Related terms (Prime quotation marks): 〝 〟 · 〝 〞, 〝 · 〞 · 〟 Related terms (Straight double quotation mark): " Related terms (Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe): ' Related terms (Straight single quotation marks): ' ' Related terms (Ukrainian): « » · „ ” · ‚ ‘ Disambiguation of 'Albanian': 6 20 7 10 12 7 8 13 18 Disambiguation of 'Assyrian Neo-Aramaic': 9 15 7 12 13 6 1 17 21 Disambiguation of 'Curved single quotation marks and apostrophes': 23 19 5 10 10 5 3 10 16 Disambiguation of 'Filipino': 5 19 7 7 13 7 11 13 17 Disambiguation of 'Georgian': 6 17 7 10 13 7 8 13 18 Disambiguation of 'Hungarian': 2 15 10 10 4 2 4 25 28 Disambiguation of 'Icelandic': 7 18 7 8 13 7 9 14 18 Disambiguation of 'Indonesian': 5 16 7 10 13 7 11 14 17 Disambiguation of 'Italian': 6 12 6 10 18 6 7 15 18 Disambiguation of 'Korean': 5 19 7 7 13 7 11 13 17 Disambiguation of 'Portuguese': 4 20 6 9 16 6 9 12 16 Disambiguation of 'Prime quotation marks': 24 23 5 9 9 5 3 9 15 Disambiguation of 'Straight double quotation mark': 14 17 6 11 13 6 1 14 20 Disambiguation of 'Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe': 14 17 6 11 12 5 2 14 19 Disambiguation of 'Straight single quotation marks': 21 21 5 10 9 5 2 10 16 Disambiguation of 'Ukrainian': 5 19 7 7 13 7 11 13 17
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    {
      "sense": "used for emphasis",
      "word": "* *"
    },
    {
      "sense": "exaggerated scare quote",
      "word": "\"\"\"\""
    }
  ],
  "word": "\" \""
}

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{
  "called_from": "page/2196",
  "msg": "parse_linkage_recurse unhandled NodeKind.URL: <URL(['//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Template:quotation_marks?action=edit'], ['edit']){} >",
  "path": [
    "\" \""
  ],
  "section": "Translingual",
  "subsection": "punctuation mark",
  "title": "\" \"",
  "trace": ""
}

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