WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sin′gle quotes′,
- (one pair of single quotation marks, written as (" ') and used esp. for a quotation within another quotation):He said, "I told you to say "Open, sesame' when you want to enter the mountain.''
'single quotes' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):