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MISQUOTATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does misquotation mean?
• MISQUOTATION (noun)
The noun MISQUOTATION has 1 sense:
1. an incorrect quotation
Familiarity information: MISQUOTATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An incorrect quotation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
misquotation; misquote
Hypernyms ("misquotation" is a kind of...):
citation; quotation; quote (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
Derivation:
misquote (quote incorrectly)
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