particle
Meaning 1
Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: end quote, end of quote
Antonyms: quote
Standard Lemma guide
unquote
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -əʊt
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CMU ARPABET: AH1 N K W OW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: край на цитата (kraj na citata) — end of quotation
- Danish: citat slut — end of quotation
- German: Zitat Ende — end of quotation
- Hebrew: סוף ציטוט (sóf tsitút) — end of quotation
- Norwegian: sitat slutt — end of quotation
- Romanian: închei citatul — end of quotation
- Russian: коне́ц цита́ты (konéc citáty) — end of quotation
Real reading context