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overquotation

overquotation noun: excessive quotation.

Noun

overquotation (countable and uncountable, plural overquotations)

  1. excessive quotation

Forms of overquotation

pluraloverquotations

Origin of overquotation

From over- + quotation.

Questions about overquotation

What does overquotation mean?
Overquotation means excessive quotation.
What part of speech is overquotation?
Overquotation is a noun.
What is the plural of overquotation?
The plural of overquotation is overquotations.

Words near overquotation in the dictionary

  1. overquick
  2. overquickly
  3. overquiet
  4. overquietly
  5. overquietness
  6. overquotation
  7. overquotations
  8. overquote
  9. overquoted
  10. overquotes
  11. overquoting

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