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Punctuation [Chinese]

Head templates: {{head|zh|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=‘ ’}} ‘ ’
  1. (Mainland China, horizontal writing) Encloses an embedded (inner) quotation. The outer quotation is enclosed with “ ”. Tags: Mainland-China
    Sense id: en-‘_’-zh-punct-llN7BccC Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese matched pairs, Chinese punctuation marks, Mainland China Chinese, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 22 6 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 23 21 9 9 19

Punctuation [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=‘ ’}} ‘ ’
  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.).
    Sense id: en-‘_’-en-punct-FeqJRpSg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English matched pairs, English punctuation marks, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 22 6 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 23 21 9 9 19

Punctuation [Hindi]

Head templates: {{head|hi|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=‘ ’}} ‘ ’
  1. Encloses an embedded (inner) quotation.
    Sense id: en-‘_’-hi-punct-KdsJp4UX Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Hindi matched pairs, Hindi punctuation marks, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 22 6 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 23 21 9 9 19

Punctuation [Portuguese]

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  1. (Brazil) Encloses an embedded (inner) quotation. Tags: Brazil
    Sense id: en-‘_’-pt-punct-KdsJp4UX Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese matched pairs, Portuguese punctuation marks Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Portuguese matched pairs: 48 52 Disambiguation of Portuguese punctuation marks: 48 52
  2. (Portugal) Encloses a doubly embedded quotation. Tags: Portugal
    Sense id: en-‘_’-pt-punct-qJT~pzma Categories (other): European Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese matched pairs, Portuguese punctuation marks Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Portuguese matched pairs: 48 52 Disambiguation of Portuguese punctuation marks: 48 52

Punctuation [Translingual]

Etymology: A British substitute for « », which were not widely available in metal type when quotation marks were introduced from France. 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.
    Sense id: en-‘_’-mul-punct-TzrJk4Vh Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Translingual matched pairs, Translingual punctuation marks, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 22 6 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 23 21 9 9 19 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 (Angle brackets): 《 》 · 〈 〉 Related terms (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): « » · Related terms (Corner brackets): 「 」 · 『 』, 「 · 」 · 『 · 』 Related terms (Curved double quotation marks): · ” ” · „ ” · „ (english: · ‟), · „ · ‟ (english: ·) Related terms (Curved single quotation marks): ‘ ’ · ’ ’ · ‚ ’ · ‚ ‘ · ’ ‘ · ‛ ’ Related terms (Curved single quotation marks and apostrophes): ‘ · ’ · ‚ · ‛ Related terms (Danish): » « · „ ” · ’ ’ (english: · › ‹ · ‚ ’ ·) Related terms (Filipino): · ‘ ’ Related terms (Finnish): ” ” · ’ ’ · » » Related terms (Georgian): „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ Related terms (Guillemets): «, », · Related terms (Hungarian): „ ” · » « · — Related terms (Icelandic): „ “ · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Indonesian): · ‘ ’ Related terms (Italian): « » · ‹ › · · ‘ ’ Related terms (Korean): · ‘ ’ · 『 』 · 「 」 Related terms (Northern Kurdish): « » Related terms (Norwegian): « » · „ “ · ‘ ’ · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Portuguese): · ‘ ’ · « » · — Related terms (Prime quotation marks): 〝 〟 · 〝 〞, 〝 · 〞 · 〟 Related terms (Quotation dashes): — · ― · – (english: em dash; horizontal bar; en dash) Related terms (Single guillemets): , , · Related terms (Straight double quotation mark): " Related terms (Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe): ' Related terms (Straight single quotation marks): ' ' Related terms (Swedish): ” ” · ’ ’ · » » · » « · — Related terms (Turkish): · ‘ ’ · « » · › ‹ · — Related terms (Ukrainian): « » · „ ” · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Vietnamese): · « » · ‘ ’ · — [rare] Related terms (Welsh): ‘ ’ ·
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      "word": "« » ·"
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      "word": "« » · ‹ › · · · ‘ ’ · ' '"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "„ “ · ’ ’ · ‘ ’ · « » · ’ ’ · ‘ ’ · —"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "Northern Kurdish",
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      "sense": "Norwegian",
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        "Persian"
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      "word": "« »"
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    },
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      "sense": "Portuguese",
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "” ” · ’ ’ · » » · » « · —"
    },
    {
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        "Thai"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "Turkish",
      "word": "· ‘ ’ · « » · › ‹ · —"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Ukrainian",
      "word": "« » · „ ” · ‚ ‘"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Vietnamese",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "Welsh",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Guillemets",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Guillemets",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Single guillemets",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Single guillemets",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Corner brackets",
      "word": "「 」 · 『 』"
    },
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      "sense": "Angle brackets",
      "word": "《 》 · 〈 〉"
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      "word": "‘ · ’ · ‚ · ‛"
    },
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    },
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}

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