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disquotation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quotation English disquotation From dis- + quotation.