English dictionary
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English noun: quotation | |||
| 1. | quotation (communication) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | ||
| Samples | The student's essay failed to list several important citations. The acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book. The article includes mention of similar clinical cases. | ||
| Synonyms | acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, reference | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annotation, notation, note | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross-index, cross-reference, photo credit | ||
| 2. | quotation (communication) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited | ||
| Synonyms | citation, quote | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | epigraph, mimesis, misquotation, misquote | ||
| 3. | quotation (communication) a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | statement | ||
| 4. | quotation (act) the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. | ||
| Samples | Since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pattern, practice | ||
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