misquotation

misquotation
index catachresis, distortion, falsification, misrepresentation

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  • Misquotation — Mis quo*ta tion, n. Erroneous or inaccurate quotation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Misquotation — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Misquotation (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on misquotation instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/misquotation …   Wikipedia

  • misquotation — noun An incorrect quotation. My misquotation of Hamlet during the Shakespeare lecture brought laughs. I wish Id done it on purpose …   Wiktionary

  • misquotation — misquote ► VERB ▪ quote inaccurately. DERIVATIVES misquotation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • misquotation — an error in citing a text or a paper …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • misquotation — /mis kwoh tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of misquoting. 2. an instance or occasion of misquoting or of being misquoted. [1765 75; MIS 1 + QUOTATION] * * * …   Universalium

  • misquotation — mɪskwəʊ teɪʃn n. inexact or mistaken quotation, improper citation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • misquotation — mis·quotation …   English syllables

  • misquotation — /mɪskwoʊˈteɪʃən/ (say miskwoh tayshuhn) noun an inaccurate quotation …  

  • misquotation — noun an incorrect quotation • Syn: ↑misquote • Derivationally related forms: ↑misquote • Hypernyms: ↑quotation, ↑quote, ↑citation …   Useful english dictionary

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