semiquote
See also: semi-quote
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- semi-quote (preferred for the verb forms)
Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]semiquote (plural semiquotes)
- A single quotation mark, ('). This is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "Tom said 'What?'"
- A punctuation mark to indicate that the text is a semi-quote, i.e. a close paraphrase that uses some of the author's original words.
- (informal) A partly paraphrased quotation.
- "A fanatic is someone who will not change his mind or the subject of discussion" is a semiquote of Winston Churchill.
Verb
[edit]semiquote (third-person singular simple present semiquotes, present participle semiquoting, simple past and past participle semiquoted)
- To make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words.