punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

single quote - a single quotation mark

double quotes - a pair of quotation marks

scare quote - the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology

excerpt, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"

epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing

mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech

misquotation - an incorrect quotation

ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"

quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"

misquote - quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

underquote - quote a price lower than that quoted by (another seller)

give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"

quote, cite - repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"

cite, mention, refer, advert, bring up, name - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

punctuate, mark - insert punctuation marks into