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mis-quotation
mis·quo·ta·tion
/
ˌmɪs
kwoʊˈteɪ
ʃən
/
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[
mis-kwoh-
tey
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
the act of
misquoting
.
2.
an instance or occasion of
misquoting
or of being
misquoted
.
Origin:
1765–75;
mis-
1
+
quotation
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misquote
(ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt)
—
vb
to quote (a text, speech, etc) inaccurately
misquo'tation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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