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quote

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1. quote - Noun

2. quote - Verb

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To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer.

To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.

To name the current price of.

To notice; to observe; to examine.

To set down, as in writing.

A note upon an author.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I quote others only in order the better to express myself. Michel de Montaigne

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. George Bernard Shaw

Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote. Edward Young

Our elders quote the cock as saying that "it would not be good if one becomes the only person in the world, and that is why they crow every morning to show their number". Nigerian Proverb

To quote lies is also lying. Turkish Proverb

The devil can quote Scripture to his own advantage. American Proverb

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