„ “

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U+201E, „
DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK

[U+201D]
General Punctuation
[U+201F]

U+201C, “
LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK

[U+201B]
General Punctuation
[U+201D]
See also: ‚ ‘

Translingual

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Etymology

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An early typographic substitute for » «, which were not widely available in metal type outside of France.

Punctuation mark

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  1. Encloses a quotation in some languages.

See also

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German

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Punctuation mark

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  1. encloses a quotation

Usage notes

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Standard for Germany. An embedded (inner) quotation is set off with ‚ ‘, within ⟨„ “⟩ for the outer quotation.

In Switzerland, « » and ‹ › are used, as they are for all Swiss languages.

Macedonian

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Punctuation mark

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  1. encloses a quotation

Usage notes

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An embedded (inner) quotation is set off with ’ ‘, within „ “ for the outer quotation.

Russian

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Punctuation mark

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  1. encloses an embedded (inner) quotation

Usage notes

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„ “ enclose an embedded (inner) quotation, within « » for the outer quotation.