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quote
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- pronunciation:
- kwot
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
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verb |
| inflections: |
quotes, quoting, quoted |
| definition: |
When you quote something, you repeat the exact words that someone else said or wrote.
Ivy and her best friend like to quote lines from movies, especially if they're funny.- synonyms:
- recite
- similar words:
- echo, mention, recall, rehearse, repeat
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| related words: |
recite, refer |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A quote is something that someone else has said or written, and it is made up of the exact words that this person wrote or said. Some quotes are repeated often and become very well-known. People like quotes because they are often very smart or funny. People also use quotes because they want to tell what someone said using that person's exact words. "Quote" is another word for "quotation."
Rose's essay started with a famous quote from one of the U.S. presidents.The newspaper article was filled with quotes from an interview with several famous artists.- synonyms:
- quotation
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