inverted+commas
81Anführungszeichen — (Gänsefüßchen, Hasenöhrchen, franz. Guillemets, engl. Inverted commas), Häkchen oder Strichelchen, womit man Zitate, Buchtitel etc. in der Schrift kennzeichnet (» « oder ) …
82Owen, Sir Richard — ▪ British anatomist and paleontologist born July 20, 1804, Lancaster, Lancashire, Eng. died Dec. 18, 1892, London British anatomist (anatomy) and paleontologist who is remembered for his contributions to the study of fossil animals, especially… …
83erasure — In deconstructionist writing a word is used under erasure (Fr., sous rature ) if it is necessary to use it, but it is only doubtfully intelligible. The device is akin to placing inverted commas around a word to show that its use is suspicious,… …
84Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …
85race, sociology of — The placing of the term ‘race’ in inverted commas is now seen by some sociologists as a useful way of indicating that this manner of categorizing individuals and population groups is not based on any biologically valid distinctions between the… …
86autocar — (n.) 1895, from AUTO (Cf. auto ) + CAR (Cf. car). Which is it to be? We observe that the London Times has lent the weight of its authority to the word autocar, which it now prints without the significant inverted commas but with a hyphen, auto… …
87quotation mark — quotation marks N COUNT: usu pl Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ‘...’ or, in Britain, ... . Syn: inverted commas …
88frank — 1. obsolete copulating promiscuously Dr Johnson gives licentious , from the early meaning, liberal or generous: Chaste to her Husband, frank to all beside A teaming mistress but a barren bride. (Pope, 1735) 2. unfriendly and without… …
89rake-off — a payment made under bribery or extortion Usually on a regular basis, with imagery probably from the roulette table: I ll give you a third, as I gave Curtis. The rake off don t hurt anyone. (F. Harris, 1925 the inverted commas show the… …
90wowser — The term wowser surely one of the most impressive and expressive of Australian coinages is used to express healthy contempt for those who attempt to force their own morality on everyone. The person who abstains from alcohol (for whatever reason)… …
