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blockquote

UK/ˈblɒk.kwəʊt//ˈblɑk.kwoʊt/

blockquote noun: a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation.

Noun

blockquote (plural blockquotes)

  1. (Internet) a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation

Forms of blockquote

pluralblockquotes

Origin of blockquote

From the name of an HTML element for this purpose, from block + quote.

Questions about blockquote

What does blockquote mean?
Blockquote means a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation.
What part of speech is blockquote?
Blockquote is a noun.
How do you pronounce blockquote?
Blockquote is pronounced /ˈblɑk.kwoʊt/ (US).
What is the plural of blockquote?
The plural of blockquote is blockquotes.

Words near blockquote in the dictionary

  1. blockpates
  2. blockprint
  3. blockprinter
  4. blockprinters
  5. blockprints
  6. blockquote
  7. blockquotes
  8. blocks
  9. blocks and tackles
  10. blocks of chocolate
  11. blocks of flats

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Adapted from Wiktionary: blockquote (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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