| VERB | communication | quote, cite | repeat a passage from |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | quote | name the price of | |
| communication | quote, cite | refer to for illustration or proof | |
| communication | quote | put quote marks around | |
| NOUN | communication | quote, quotation mark, inverted comma | a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else |
| communication | quote, quotation, citation | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited |
| Sounds | kwow't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | afloat ... zygote: 61 rhymes with owt... | |
| Meaning | A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | quotation mark, inverted comma | |
| Narrower | double quotes | A pair of quotation marks |
| scare quote | The use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology | |
| single quote | A single quotation mark | |
| Broader | punctuation, punctuation mark | The marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
| Spanish | comillas | |
| Catalan | citació, cometa, cometes | |
| Verbs | quote | put quote marks around |
| Meaning | A passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | quotation, citation | |
| Narrower | epigraph | A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing |
| mimesis | The representation of another person's words in a speech | |
| misquotation, misquote | An incorrect quotation | |
| Broader | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | A passage selected from a larger / larger work |
| Spanish | citación, cita | |
| Catalan | citació, cita | |
| Verbs | quote | repeat a passage from |
| Meaning | repeat a passage from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | The parents quote a French poem to the children; The parents quote the children a French poem | |
| Example | "He quoted the Bible to her" | |
| Synonym | cite | |
| Narrower | misquote | quote incorrectly |
| Broader | repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell | To say, state, or perform again |
| Similar to | quote, cite | refer to for illustration or proof |
| Spanish | citar | |
| Catalan | citar | |
| Nouns | quotation | the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. |
| quotation, quote | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited | |
| quoter | a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations | |
| Meaning | name the price of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "quote prices for cars" | |
| Narrower | underquote | Quote a price lower than that quoted by (another seller) |
| Broader | give | convey or reveal information |
| Nouns | quotation | a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity |
| Meaning | refer to for illustration or proof. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" | |
| Synonym | cite | |
| Broader | mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer | make reference to |
| Similar to | quote, cite | repeat a passage from |
| Spanish | aludir, citar, mencionar | |
| Catalan | citar | |
| Meaning | put quote marks around. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | punctuate, mark | insert punctuation marks into |
| Nouns | quote | a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else |
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