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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S:
(n)
quotation mark
,
quote
,
inverted comma
(a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
S:
(n)
single quote
(a single quotation mark)
S:
(n)
double quotes
(a pair of quotation marks)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
quotation mark
,
quote
,
inverted comma
(a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)
S:
(n)
punctuation
,
punctuation mark
(the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
S:
(n)
mark
(a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation))
"his answer was just a punctuation mark"
S:
(n)
written symbol
,
printed symbol
(a written or printed symbol)
S:
(n)
symbol
(an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
S:
(n)
signal
,
signaling
,
sign
(any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)
"signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
S:
(n)
communication
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
scare quote
(the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
quotation
,
quote
,
citation
(a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
Verb
S:
(v)
quote
,
cite
(repeat a passage from)
"He quoted the Bible to her"
direct troponym
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full troponym
verb group
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
quote
(name the price of)
"quote prices for cars"
S:
(v)
quote
,
cite
(refer to for illustration or proof)
"He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
S:
(v)
quote
(put quote marks around)
"Here the author is quoting his colleague"