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quote

 
Noun quote has 2 senses
  1. quotation mark, quote, inverted comma - a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
    --1 is a kind of punctuation, punctuation mark
    --1 has particulars: single quote; double quotes; scare quote
    Derived form: verb quote4
  2. quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
    --2 is a kind of excerpt, extract, selection
    --2 has particulars: epigraph; mimesis; misquotation
    Derived form: verb quote1
Verb quote has 4 senses
  1. quote, cite - repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
    --1 is one way to repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
    Derived forms: noun quote2, noun quotation2, noun quotation4, noun quoter1
    Sample sentences:
    The parents quote a French poem to the children
    The parents quote the children a French poem
  2. quote - name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
    --2 is one way to
    give
    Derived form: noun quotation3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
    --3 is one way to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  4. quote - put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
    --4 is one way to
    punctuate, mark
    Derived form: noun quote1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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