"double-quote" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double-quotes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double-quote (plural double-quotes)
  1. The symbol ".
    Sense id: en-double-quote-en-noun-13BxsqN8

Verb

Forms: double-quotes [present, singular, third-person], double-quoting [participle, present], double-quoted [participle, past], double-quoted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} double-quote (third-person singular simple present double-quotes, present participle double-quoting, simple past and past participle double-quoted)
  1. (transitive) To surround (something) with a double-quote on each side. Tags: transitive Synonyms: double quote
    Sense id: en-double-quote-en-verb-y4Zbr8lZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for double-quote meaning in English (1.4kB)

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