blockquote

English

Etymology

From the name of an HTML element for this purpose, from block +‎ quote.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈblɑk.kwoʊt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈblɒk.kwəʊt/
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Noun

blockquote (plural blockquotes)

(Internet) a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation

Translations

quotation as block of text

Afrikaans: blokaanhaling
Dutch: blokcitaat n
French: citation en exergue f, citation en retrait f
German: Blockzitat n

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