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misquotation

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mis·quote  (ms-kwt)
tr.v. mis·quot·ed, mis·quot·ing, mis·quotes
To quote incorrectly.
misquo·tation (-kw-tshn) n.
mis·quoter n.
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Noun1.misquotation - an incorrect quotation
misquote
quotation, quote, citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
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misquotation [ˌmɪskwəʊˈteɪʃən] N → cita f equivocada
misquotation
n → falsches Zitat; his constant misquotation of Shakespeare → dass er Shakespeare ständig falsch zitiert
misquotation [ˌmɪskwəʊˈteɪʃ/ən] n → citazione f errata
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" = a possibly deliberate misquotation of "It will not out of the flesh that is bred in the bone" from John Heywood, "Proverbes", Part II, Chapter VIII (1546)}
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