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English Dictionary: Quote by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Quote
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quote
n
  1. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
    Synonym(s): quotation mark, quote, inverted comma
  2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
    Synonym(s): quotation, quote, citation
v
  1. repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: quote, cite]
  2. name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
  3. refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
    Synonym(s): quote, cite
  4. put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quote \Quote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quoted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Quoting}.] [OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number, to
      quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr. L.
      quotus. See {Quota}.] [Formerly written also {cote}.]
      1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat,
            or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way
            of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from
            Homer.
  
      2. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a
            statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.
  
      3. (Com.) To name the current price of.
  
      4. To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      5. To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] [bd]He's quoted for a
            most perfidious slave.[b8] --Shak.
  
      Syn: To cite; name; adduce; repeat.
  
      Usage: {Quote}, {Cite}. To cite was originally to call into
                  court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing
                  forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually
                  signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also
                  used to indicate an appeal to some one as an
                  authority, without adducing his exact words.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quote \Quote\, n.
      A note upon an author. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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