quote
Pronunciation: (kwōt), [key] — v., n. quot•ed, quot•ing,
—v.t. - to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).
- to use a brief excerpt from: The composer quotes Beethoven's Fifth in his latest work.
- to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support.
- to enclose (words) within quotation marks.
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- to state (a price).
- to state the current price of.
—v.i. - to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.
- (used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)
- so called; so to speak; as it were: If you're a liberal, quote unquote, they're suspicious of you.
—n. - a quotation.
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