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quotation dash

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English

Noun

quotation dash (plural quotation dashes)

A dash used to introduce a line of dialogue.

Usage notes

In Unicode, the horizontal bar ⟨―⟩ is intended for use as a quotation dash. However, it is common for people to substitute the em dash ⟨—⟩.

Translations

a dash used to introduce a line of dialogue

Bulgarian: тире (bg) n (tire)
Hungarian: párbeszédjel
Swedish: talstreck (sv) n, pratminus (sv) n (literally “talk-minus”) (informal)

Further reading

Quotation dash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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