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quote

UK/kwəʊt/ US/k(ʰ)wəʊt/ common
verb (4) noun (2)

verb

1.

repeat a passage from

  • “He quoted the Bible to her”
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2.

name the price of

  • “quote prices for cars”
3.

refer to for illustration or proof

  • “He said he could quote several instances of this behavior”
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4.

put quote marks around

  • “Here the author is quoting his colleague”

noun

1.
2.

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

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Origin

From Middle English quoten, coten (“to mark (a book) with chapter numbers or marginal references”), from Old French coter, from Medieval Latin quotāre (“to distinguish by numbers, number chapters”), itself from Latin quotus (“which, what number (in sequence)”), from quot (“how many”) and related to quis (“who”).

Phrases

  • air quote
  • angle quote
  • blind quote
  • corner quote
  • curly quote
  • direct quote
  • don't quote me
  • double angle quote
  • double quote

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