noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of quote form-of, plural
2. 2
   Quotation marks.

   "Put his statement in quotes."

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of quote form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

commainverted commasmarkpunctuationquotation marks

Example

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"He often quotes from Shakespeare."

Related phrases

quotation marks

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