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exact quotation

[ɪɡˈzækt kwoʊˈteɪʃən]
nounpl: exact quotations
citação exata
1. A reproduction of someone's words that is word-for-word and precise, without any alterations or paraphrasing
The journalist included an exact quotation from the president's speech in her article.
A jornalista incluiu uma citação exata do discurso do presidente em seu artigo.
2. In written work, a passage taken directly from a source and reproduced precisely as it originally appeared
The student must use exact quotation marks when copying text from the research material.
O aluno deve usar aspas de citação exata ao copiar texto do material de pesquisa.
Synonyms
direct quotationverbatim quotationword-for-word quoteprecise citation
Antonyms
paraphrasesummaryapproximate quotationloose quotation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
citação exata
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
citação exata
Also used in European Portuguese with same meaning
General Brazilian
transcrição fiel
Alternative term emphasizing faithful reproduction

Related Idioms & Phrases

quote something word for word
in someone's exact words
take a direct quote from
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