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semi-quoting

semi-quoting is the present participle and gerund of semi-quote.

Meaning of semi-quote

Verb

semi-quote (third-person singular simple present semi-quotes, present participle semi-quoting, simple past and past participle semi-quoted)

  1. To make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words.
    • Instead of magnifying the damnation of those who follow not the truth (as the village understood it), she was content to semi-quote […]2006, Ernest Thompson Seton, Rolf in the Woods
  2. (informal) To modify a quote, adapting it to different circumstances but preserving the intent.
    • To semi-quote Shakespeare...

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Questions about semi-quoting

What is semi-quoting the present participle and gerund of?
Semi-quoting is the present participle and gerund of semi-quote.

Words near semi-quoting in the dictionary

  1. semi-pros
  2. semi-protected
  3. semi-quote
  4. semi-quoted
  5. semi-quotes
  6. semi-quoting
  7. semi-random
  8. semi-reflexive
  9. semi-regular
  10. semi-responsible
  11. semi-retirement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: semi-quoting (page history and authors); semi-quote (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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