semiquote

As nouns the difference between terms and semiquote

is that terms is while semiquote is a single quotation mark, (') this is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "tom said 'what?'" .

As a verb semiquote is

to make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words.

As a noun semiquote is

a single quotation mark, (') this is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "tom said 'what?'" .

As a verb semiquote is

to make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words.

As verbs the difference between semiquote and semiquoted

is that semiquote is to make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words while semiquoted is (semiquote).

As a noun semiquote

is a single quotation mark, (') this is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "tom said 'what?'" .

As nouns the difference between quotation and semiquote

is that quotation is a fragment of a human expression that is repeated exactly by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted while semiquote is a single quotation mark, ('). This is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "Tom said 'What?'"

As a verb semiquote is

to make a close paraphrase of a quotation, using some of its words.