unquote

un·quote

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-kwoht; contrastively uhn-kwoht]
- /ʌnˈkwoʊt; contrastively ˈʌnˌkwoʊt/
- /ʌnˈkwəʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-kwoht; contrastively uhn-kwoht]
- /ʌnˈkwoʊt; contrastively ˈʌnˌkwoʊt/

Definitions of unquote word

verb without object unquote to close a quotation (often used with the word quote, which notes the opening of the quotation): The senator said, quote, I am unalterably opposed to this policy, unquote. 1
interjection unquote indicating end of sth quoted 1
exclamation unquote an expression used parenthetically to indicate that the preceding quotation is finished 0
verb unquote to close (a quotation), esp in printing 0
interjection unquote I end the quotation 0

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Origin of unquote

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; un-2 + quote

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Parts of speech for Unquote

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unquote

unquote popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unquote usage trend in Literature

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