what does quote mean?
QUOTE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
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Hypernyms(s) quote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
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Hypernyms(s) quote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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QUOTE as VERB
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- Here the author is quoting his colleague
Hypernyms(s) quote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He quoted the Bible to her
Hypernyms(s) quote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- refer to for illustration or proof
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- He said he could quote several instances of this behavior
Hypernyms(s) quote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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Hypernyms(s) quote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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