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misquotation

mis·quo·ta·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-kwoh-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌmɪs kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌmɪ.skwəʊ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-kwoh-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌmɪs kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of misquotation word

  • noun misquotation the act of misquoting. 1
  • noun misquotation an instance or occasion of misquoting or of being misquoted. 1
  • noun misquotation An incorrect quotation. 1
  • noun misquotation sth quoted incorrectly 1
See all 4 definitions of misquotation

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Origin of misquotation

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; mis-1 + quotation

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Parts of speech for Misquotation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Misquotation

misquotation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

misquotation usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for misquotation

noun misquotation

  • quotation — something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
Just one Antonym for misquotation

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