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- [kwoht]
- /kwoʊt/
- /kwəʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwoht]
- /kwoʊt/
Definitions of quoting word
- verb with object quoting to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc. 1
- verb with object quoting to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.). 1
- verb with object quoting to use a brief excerpt from: The composer quotes Beethoven's Fifth in his latest work. 1
- verb with object quoting to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support. 1
- verb with object quoting to enclose (words) within quotation marks. 1
- verb with object quoting Commerce. to state (a price). to state the current price of. 1
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Origin of quoting
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1880-85 for def 9; Middle English coten, quoten (< Old French coter) < Medieval Latin quotāre to divide into chapters and verses, derivative of Latin quot how many
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Parts of speech for Quoting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quoting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quoting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quoting
noun quoting
- citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
adjective quoting
- announcing — Present participle of announce.
- citing — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- copying — the act of copying
- excerpting — Present participle of excerpt.
- naming — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
See also
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