disquotation

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noun

The reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement

OriginEnglish quotation ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

noundisquotation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement

    The universalist claims that ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true, so if she is right about what is true then ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true. By disquotation, then, the Taj Mahal exists.

    2008 April 1, Ross P. Cameron, “Truthmakers and ontological commitment: or how to deal with complex objects and mathematical ontology without getting into trouble”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishquotation
  7. Englishdisquotation

From dis- + quotation.

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APA

disquotation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disquotation

MLA

“disquotation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disquotation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disquotation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disquotation.

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