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- DictionaryQuo·ta·tion/ˌkwōˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker: "a quotation from Mark Twain"
- 2. a formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service: "you will be sent a written quotation for the cost of repairing your machine"
1. : something that is quoted. especially : a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced. 2. a. : the act or process of quoting. b (1) : the naming or publishing of current bids and offers or prices of securities or commodities. (2) : the bids, offers, or prices so named or published.
a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said: At the beginning of the book there's a quotation from Abraham Lincoln. Fewer examples. Her speech was larded with literary quotations. The title is a quotation from Shakespeare. He gave me a book of funny quotations.
noun. something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters. Synonyms: selection, citation, extract. the act or practice of quoting. Commerce. the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security. the price so stated. quotation.
A quotation is the exact words of someone else. When you like what someone said, put their quotation in your writing. Quotations are a big part of writing. People use quotations when something is well-said. A quotation from someone famous or smart can help make your own point sound better.
noun. something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters. the act or practice of quoting. Commerce. the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security. the price so stated. See more. Origin of quotation.
noun. /kwəʊˈteɪʃn/ (rather formal) (also rather informal quote) [countable] a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful. a dictionary of quotations. Two short quotations will illustrate my point.
QUOTATION definition: 1. a sentence or phrase that is taken out of a book, poem, or play: 2. the amount that a piece of…. Learn more.
