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quote::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | citation, quotation |
| Type of | extract, selection, excerpt, excerption |
| Has types | epigraph, mimesis, misquotation, misquote |
quote::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inverted comma, quotation mark |
| Type of | punctuation, punctuation mark |
| Has types | double quotes, scare quote, single quote |
Examples of quote
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We had a home visit by Illinois Energy yesterday and received a quote from them.
From the dailyherald.com
I saw a quote today in which Gates said it was over, and I take him at his word.
From the businessweek.com
Can anyone point to me to where Ayloush condemned Malik Ali with a direct quote?
From the ocregister.com
One particular quote made it hard to imagine him ever coaching again in the NBA.
From the latimes.com
Can't quote the precise source for this, but I think I read it somehere on here.
From the guardian.co.uk
Why does every article about weather have to drag in some inane quote like this?
From the independent.co.uk
That, to quote a hundred commentators of yore, is not something you want to see.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That's a great quote from Douglas Adams and good advice about setting deadlines.
From the badlanguage.net
He gave an almost identical quote to the Wall Street Journal a couple weeks ago.
From the techcrunch.com
- Quotation mark: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
- Repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
- Name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
- Quotation: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- Refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
- Put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
- A quotation, statement attributed to someone else; A quotation mark; A summary of work to be done with a set price; To refer to (part of) a speech that has been made by someone else; To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; (transitive) To name the current price, notably of a ...
- (Quotes) The typographical abbreviation for quotation marks (inverted commas).
- All final quotes are valid for 30 days.
