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MISQUOTE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An incorrect quotation

Synonyms:

misquotation; misquote

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("misquote" is a kind of...):

citation; quotation; quote (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Quote incorrectly

Example:

He had misquoted the politician

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "misquote" is one way to...):

cite; quote (repeat a passage from)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

misquotation (an incorrect quotation)

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