inverted comma

noun

, British.

1. quotation mark.

inverted comma

noun

1. another term for quotation mark

Word History and Origins

Origin of inverted comma¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Sometimes it had a tail (“punctus caudatus”) and looked not unlike an inverted comma.

From Project Gutenberg

The former consist of one inverted comma and one apostrophe; the latter, of two inverted commas and two apostrophes.

From Project Gutenberg

An inverted comma placed over a letter denotes that the sound of our h precedes that letter.

From Project Gutenberg