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disquotation

disquotation noun: the reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement.

Noun

disquotation (uncountable)

  1. The reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement
    • 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.2008 April 1, Ross P. Cameron, “Truthmakers and ontological commitment: or how to deal with complex objects and mathematical ontology without getting into trouble”, in Philosophical Studies, volume...

Origin of disquotation

From dis- + quotation.

Questions about disquotation

What does disquotation mean?
Disquotation means the reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement.
What part of speech is disquotation?
Disquotation is a noun.

Words near disquotation in the dictionary

  1. disquisitor
  2. disquisitorial
  3. disquisitors
  4. disquisitory
  5. disquotable
  6. disquotation
  7. disquotational
  8. disquote
  9. disquoted
  10. disquotes
  11. disquoting

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