What does quotation mean?
Definitions for quotation
kwoʊˈteɪ ʃənquo·ta·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word quotation.
Princeton's WordNet
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotationnoun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
"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"
quotation, quote, citationnoun
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
quotationnoun
a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
quotationnoun
the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
"since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"
Wiktionary
quotationnoun
A fragment of a human expression that is being referred to by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature, but also sentences from a speech, scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, etc. may be quoted.
"Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
quotationnoun
The act of naming a price; the price that has been quoted.
Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quotationnoun
Etymology: from quote.
He, that has but ever so little examined the citations of writers, cannot doubt how little credit the quotations deserve, where the originals are wanting. John Locke.
He rang’d his tropes, and preach’d up patience,
Back’d his opinion with quotations. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
Quotation
A quotation is the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said or written. In oral speech, it is the representation of an utterance (i.e. of something that a speaker actually said) that is introduced by a quotative marker, such as a verb of saying. For example: John said: "I saw Mary today". Quotations in oral speech are also signaled by special prosody in addition to quotative markers. In written text, quotations are signaled by quotation marks. Quotations are also used to present well-known statement parts that are explicitly attributed by citation to their original source; such statements are marked with (punctuated with) quotation marks. Quotations are often used as a literary device to represent someone's point of view. They are also widely used in spoken language when an interlocutor wishes to present a proposition that they have come to know via hearsay.
ChatGPT
quotation
A quotation is a phrase or passage taken from a book, poem, speech, or other source, which is repeated or cited by someone else, often to support or illustrate a point or argument. It is usually a direct and exact replication of the original text or spoken words, marked by quotation marks or other specific formatting. In business terms, a quotation also refers to a formal statement by a seller, providing the cost of specified goods or services.
Webster Dictionary
Quotationnoun
the act of quoting or citing
Quotationnoun
that which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration
Quotationnoun
the naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also the price named
Quotationnoun
quota; share
Quotationnoun
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
Etymology: [From Quote.]
Wikidata
Quotation
A quotation is the repetition of one expression as part of another one, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and it is indicated by quotation marks. A quotation can also refer to the repeated use of units of any other form of expression, especially parts of artistic works: elements of a painting, scenes from a movie or sections from a musical composition.
Editors Contribution
quotation
The act and process of to quote.
The quotation was accurate and specific to the request for quotation and was submitted.
Submitted by MaryC on April 7, 2020
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'quotation' in Nouns Frequency: #2792
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quotation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quotation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of quotation in a Sentence
No quotation of the aforementioned article must therefore be considered as a faithful transcription of the words of the Holy Father.
Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.
I always have a quotation for everything, it saves original thinking.
Good news: Product transfers from China are leading to more quotation requests and order overflow, bad news: Materials are not coming in from China.
The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem.
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- اقتباسArabic
- цитатBulgarian
- citát, kótaceCzech
- citering, citationDanish
- Angebot, Zitat, PreisangebotGerman
- cotización, citación, citaSpanish
- نقل قولPersian
- tarjous, lainaus, sitaattiFinnish
- citation, cotation, devisFrench
- às-aithrisScottish Gaelic
- מוּבָאָה, צִיטָטָה, צִטּוּטHebrew
- उद्धरणHindi
- idézetHungarian
- tilvitnunIcelandic
- citazione, preventivoItalian
- 引用Japanese
- 인용, 引用Korean
- citaatDutch
- sitatNorwegian
- wycena, cytatPolish
- citaçãoPortuguese
- citatRomanian
- цитата, предложениеRussian
- citat, цитатSerbo-Croatian
- citatSwedish
- alıntı, geçerli fiyatTurkish
- bảng báo giáVietnamese
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