"double quote" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double quotes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double quote (plural double quotes)
  1. A double quotation mark, as in She said, "Go ahead". Synonyms: doublequote Related terms: single quote Translations (double quotation mark): doppeltes Anführungszeichen [neuter] (German), dubbelt citationstecken [neuter] (Swedish), dubbelfnutt [colloquial, common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-double_quote-en-noun-A6dB1LK- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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