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MISQUOTE
misquotation, misquote
(noun) an incorrect quotation
misquote
(verb) quote incorrectly; “He had misquoted the politician”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misquote (third-person singular simple present misquotes, present participle misquoting, simple past and past participle misquoted)
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
Noun
misquote (plural misquotes)
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*quote", v. t. & i.
Definition: To quote erroneously or incorrectly. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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