block quote
Set-apart text passage
A block quote is a quotation set apart from surrounding text, typically indented and displayed as its own paragraph rather than run into the prose.
The format signals extended borrowed material—usually forty words or more in academic writing.
Block quotes appear in essays, legal documents, and online discussions: She included a block quote from the court's ruling.
The verb form means to format text this way: Block quote that passage so readers can see the original language.
- indentText set inward
- hanging indentText where subsequent lines indent
- citationMention of a source
- academic writingFormal research communication
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
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