QUOTATIVE

Noun

quotative (plural quotatives)

(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".

(linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.

Adjective

quotative (not comparable)

(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.

Source: Wiktionary



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BEAR

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