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quoted

quote
Q q

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwoht]
    • /kwoʊt/
    • /kwəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwoht]
    • /kwoʊt/

Definitions of quoted word

  • verb with object quoted to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc. 1
  • verb with object quoted to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.). 1
  • verb with object quoted to use a brief excerpt from: The composer quotes Beethoven's Fifth in his latest work. 1
  • verb with object quoted to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support. 1
  • verb with object quoted to enclose (words) within quotation marks. 1
  • verb with object quoted Commerce. to state (a price). to state the current price of. 1

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Origin of quoted

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Quoted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quoted 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".

quoted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for quoted

general quoted

  • cited — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.

adjective quoted

  • copied — an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.
  • echoed — Simple past tense and past participle of echo.
  • excerpted — Consisting of excerpts.
  • extracted — Simple past tense and past participle of extract.
  • instanced — Simple past tense and past participle of instance.

Antonyms for quoted

verb quoted

  • hid — Human Interface Device
  • inserted — Botany. (especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.

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