Quoting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quote \Quote\ (kw[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quoted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Quoting}.] [OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number,
     to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr.
     L. quotus. See {Quota}.] [Formerly written also {cote}.]
     1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat,
        or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way


        of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from
        Homer.
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     2. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a
        statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.
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     3. (Com.) To name the current price of.
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     4. To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     5. To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] "He's quoted for a most
        perfidious slave." --Shak.
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     Syn: To cite; name; adduce; repeat.
  
     Usage: {Quote}, {Cite}. To cite was originally to call into
            court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing
            forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually
            signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also
            used to indicate an appeal to some one as an
            authority, without adducing his exact words.
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