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Quote

Quote Meaning & Definition
Quote Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Quote?

[n] a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
[n] a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
[v] put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
[v] repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
[v] refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
[v] name the price of; "quote prices for cars"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Quote: citation | cite | inverted comma | quotation | quotation mark

Related Terms | Find terms related to Quote:

See Also | advert | bring up | double quotes | epigraph | excerpt | extract | give | ingeminate | iterate | mark | mention | mimesis | misquotation | misquote | name | punctuate | punctuation | punctuation mark | refer | reiterate | repeat | restate | retell | scare quote | selection | single quote | underquote

Quote In Webster's Dictionary

\Quote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quoting}.] [OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number, to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr. L. quotus. See {Quota}.] [Formerly written also {cote}.] 1. 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. 2. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare. 3. (Com.) To name the current price of. 4. To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] ``He's quoted for a most perfidious slave.'' --Shak. Syn: To cite; name; adduce; repeat. Usage: {Quote}, {Cite}. To cite was originally to call into court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also used to indicate an appeal to some one as an authority, without adducing his exact words.
\Quote\, n. A note upon an author. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.

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