Meanings
nounblockquote (plural blockquotes)
plural blockquotes
- Interneta lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation
Origin
From the name of an HTML element for this purpose, from block + quote.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans blokaanhaling
- blokaanhalingquotation as block of text
Dutch blokcitaat
- blokcitaatquotation as block of text
French citation en exergue, citation en retrait
- citation en exerguequotation as block of text
- citation en retraitquotation as block of text
German Blockzitat
- Blockzitatquotation as block of text
Cite this entry
APA
blockquote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockquote
MLA
“blockquote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockquote. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blockquote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockquote.
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