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Brit.See quotation mark. Also called turned comma.[1780-90]
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inverted comma
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inverted comma — /ɪnˌvɜtəd ˈkɒmə / (say in.vertuhd komuh) noun a comma written or printed upside down. See quotation mark. Also, turned comma …
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