contextomy
American
[kon-teks-tuh-mee]
/ kɒnˈtɛks tə mi /
noun
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contextomies
plural
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the practice of misquoting someone by shortening the quotation or by leaving out surrounding words or sentences that would place the quotation in context.
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an instance of this.
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