( informal ) used to show the beginning (and end) of a word, phrase, etc. that has been said or written by sb else :
It was quote, 'the hardest decision of my life', unquote, and one that he lived to regret.
( informal ) used to show the beginning (and end) of a word, phrase, etc. that has been said or written by sb else :
It was quote, 'the hardest decision of my life', unquote, and one that he lived to regret.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005