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quotational

quotational adjective: characteristic of a quotation.

Adjective

quotational (not comparable)

  1. Characteristic of a quotation
    • To use Austin’s distinction, these are ‘serious’ uses of speech, as opposed to parasitical, play-acting, quotational, or other non-literal uses.2007 July 17, Chris John Daly, “Fictionalism and the attitudes”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 3, →DOI

Origin of quotational

From quotation + -al.

Words formed from quotational

Questions about quotational

What does quotational mean?
Quotational means characteristic of a quotation.
What part of speech is quotational?
Quotational is an adjective.

Words near quotational in the dictionary

  1. quotation
  2. quotation dash
  3. quotation dashes
  4. quotation mark
  5. quotation marks
  6. quotational
  7. quotationally
  8. quotationist
  9. quotationists
  10. quotationless
  11. quotations

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