quote
[ kwoht ]
/ kwoʊt /
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verb (used with object), quot·ed, quot·ing.
verb (used without object), quot·ed, quot·ing.
to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.
(used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)
noun
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Idioms for quote
quote unquote, so called; so to speak; as it were: If you're a liberal, quote unquote, they're suspicious of you.
Origin of quote
1350–1400; 1880–85 for def. 9; Middle English coten, quoten (<Old French coter) <Medieval Latin quotāre to divide into chapters and verses, derivative of Latin quot how many
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British Dictionary definitions for quote
quote
/ (kwəʊt) /
verb
to recite a quotation (from a book, play, poem, etc), esp as a means of illustrating or supporting a statement
(tr) to put quotation marks round (a word, phrase, etc)
stock exchange to state (a current market price) of (a security or commodity)
noun
an informal word for quotation (def. 1), quotation (def. 2), quotation (def. 3), quotation (def. 4)
(often plural) an informal word for quotation mark put it in quotes
interjection
an expression used parenthetically to indicate that the words that follow it form a quotationthe president said, quote, I shall not run for office in November, unquote
Word Origin for quote
C14: from Medieval Latin quotāre to assign reference numbers to passages, from Latin quot how many
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