Blockquote

//ˈblɑk.kwoʊt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation Internet

Etymology

From the name of an HTML element for this purpose, from block + quote.

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