blockquote

English

Etymology

From the name of an HTML element for this purpose, from block +‎ quote.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈblɑk.kwoʊt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈblɒk.kwəʊt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

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

Translations

quotation as block of text

• Afrikaans: blokaanhaling
• Dutch: blokcitaat n
• French: citation en exergue f, citation en retrait f
• German: Blockzitat n