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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfalsches Zitat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fal-shes tsit-at
"Der Artikel enthielt ein falsches Zitat."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To quote someone incorrectly or inaccurately.
"The journalist misquoted the politician, leading to public outrage."
- 1
An incorrect or inaccurate quotation.
"The article contained a misquote that misrepresented the author's views."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misquote' is formed from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly', combined with 'quote', which derives from the Latin 'quotare', meaning 'to mark a number'. The word has evolved in English since the late 19th century to denote the act of quoting someone inaccurately.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misquote" is said worldwide
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citation erronée
Transliteration: si-ta-syon e-ro-née
"L'article contenait une citation erronée."
falsches Zitat
Transliteration: fal-shes tsit-at
"Der Artikel enthielt ein falsches Zitat."
citazione errata
Transliteration: chi-ta-tsyo-ne er-ra-ta
"L'articolo conteneva una citazione errata."
cita incorrecta
Transliteration: si-ta in-cor-re-ta
"El artículo contenía una cita incorrecta."
citação incorreta
Transliteration: si-ta-sao in-co-rre-ta
"O artigo continha uma citação incorreta."
गलत उद्धरण
Transliteration: galat ud-dha-ran
"लेख में एक गलत उद्धरण था।"
错误引用
Transliteration: cuòwù yǐnyòng
"文章中包含了一个错误引用。"
잘못된 인용
Transliteration: jal-mot-dwen in-yong
"기사에는 잘못된 인용이 포함되어 있었다."
誤引用
Transliteration: go in'yō
"記事には誤引用が含まれていた。"
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