Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disquotation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-quo-ta-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The universalist claims that ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true, so if she is right about what is true then ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true. By disquotation, then, the Taj Mahal exists."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quotation English disquotation From dis- + quotation.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

disquote disquotable disquotational

Questions

What does disquotation mean?: The reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement
Where does disquotation come from?: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quotation English disquotation From dis- + quotation.

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