disquotation

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English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ quotation.

Noun

disquotation (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) The reversal of the process of quotation; turning a quoted utterance into an actual statement
    • 2008 April 1, Ross P. Cameron, “Truthmakers and ontological commitment: or how to deal with complex objects and mathematical ontology without getting into trouble”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI:
      The universalist claims that ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true, so if she is right about what is true then ‘The Taj Mahal exists’ is true. By disquotation, then, the Taj Mahal exists.