unquote
English
Etymology
un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊt
Interjection
unquote
- Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
- 2012, Jim Broadbent as Vyvyan Ayrs, Cloud Atlas, circa 1:28:04
- Mackerras himself wrote, and I quote: "He is a prostitute, whose liaisons with perverts and sodomites were commonplace in his brief and forgettable career at Caius. Lock up the silverware." Unquote.
- 2012, Jim Broadbent as Vyvyan Ayrs, Cloud Atlas, circa 1:28:04
Translations
end of quotation
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See also
Verb
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- (transitive, computing) To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form.