quotational

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adjective

Characteristic of a quotation

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Meanings

adjectivequotational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCharacteristic of a quotation

    To use Austin’s distinction, these are ‘serious’ uses of speech, as opposed to parasitical, play-acting, quotational, or other non-literal uses.

    2007 July 17, Chris John Daly, “Fictionalism and the attitudes”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 3, →DOI

Origin

From quotation + -al.

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APA

quotational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotational

MLA

“quotational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotational. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quotational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quotational.

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