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Quotative
(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
📖 Definitions of "Quotative"
noun
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(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
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A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
adjective
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(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
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