quotation mark
nounUK /kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːk/
US /kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑːrk/
A quotation mark is a small mark you put around words to show someone is speaking or that the words are copied.
She put quotation marks around the word "happy" in her story.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A pair of marks used to show the exact title of a book, song, or other work.
He wrote the song title in quotation marks.
3. A mark used to show a word is being talked about as a word itself.
The word "cat" has three letters, so it goes in quotation marks.
4. A mark used to show that a word is not being used in its usual or serious way.
They called the old car a "classic" in quotation marks.