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quote
(kw/oU/t )

noun (n)

  • a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    inverted comma, quotation mark
    source: wordnet30
  • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    citation, quotation
    source: wordnet30
  • A note upon an author.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • repeat a passage from(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He quoted the Bible to her.
    Synonym:
    cite
    source: wordnet30
  • name the price of(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Quote prices for cars.
    source: wordnet30
  • refer to for illustration or proof(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He said he could quote several instances of this behavior.
    source: wordnet30
  • put quote marks around(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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