Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quotational

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quo-ta-tion-al
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a quotation

Example Sentences

"To use Austin’s distinction, these are ‘serious’ uses of speech, as opposed to parasitical, play-acting, quotational, or other non-literal uses."

Etymology

From quotation + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: quotation

Derived Forms

quotationally

Questions

What does quotational mean?: Characteristic of a quotation
Where does quotational come from?: From quotation + -al.

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