inverted commas
/ɪnˌvɜːtɪdˈkɒməz/ noun [plural] UKDefinition
› a pair of marks (" ") or (' ') used before and after a group of words to show that they are spoken or that someone else originally wrote them
(Definition of inverted commas noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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