"blockquote" meaning in English

See blockquote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblɑk.kwoʊt/ [General-American], /ˈblɒk.kwəʊt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-blockquote.ogg [US] Forms: blockquotes [plural]
Etymology: From the name of an HTML element for this purpose, from block + quote. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|block|quote}} block + quote Head templates: {{en-noun}} blockquote (plural blockquotes)
  1. (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 Wikipedia link: blockquote Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Translations (quotation as block of text): blokaanhaling (Afrikaans), blokcitaat [neuter] (Dutch), citation en exergue [feminine] (French), citation en retrait [feminine] (French), Blockzitat [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-blockquote-en-noun-ptMEtjqV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for blockquote meaning in English (2.4kB)

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