quotative

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Synonyms: putative, quotation, mutative, rotative, gustative, totative, notative

Antonyms: putative, quotation, mutative, rotative, gustative, totative, notative

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[grammatical]] [[device]] to mark [[quoted]] [[speech]], such as {{m|en|be like}} in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A form of the [[complementizer]] related to the verb ''say'', found in many languages of West [[Africa]] and South [[Asia]].

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} Serving to mark quoted speech.

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