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verb(quote)
to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment
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verb(quote)
to repeat a passage from especially in substantiation or illustration
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verb(quote)
borrow
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noun(quote)
quotation
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noun(quote)
quotation mark —often used orally to indicate the beginning of a direct quotation
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idiom(quote)
to report or say (the exact words) of (someone) —usually used in the form be quoted as
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idiom(quote)
to tell other people that someone said (something)
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idiom(quote)
—used in speech to show that one is exactly repeating someone else's words
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noun(quote)
a significant passage in an article, story, book, or speech that is quoted and used for drawing attention to its source

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