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Meaning of 'quotation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quotation [ n.]
- The act of quoting or citing.
- That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration.
- The naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also the price named.
- Quota; share.
- A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type, and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth, used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of chapters, etc.

Meaning of 'quotation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quotation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
Example in sentence:
  • since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation
Meaning (2):
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Example in sentence:
  • the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book;
  • the article includes mention of similar clinical cases;
  • the student's essay failed to list several important citations

Nearby Words:

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