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Quotation   /kwoʊtˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Quotation

noun
1.
A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.  Synonyms: acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, reference.  "The acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book" , "The article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
2.
A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.  Synonyms: citation, quote.
3.
A statement of the current market price of a security or commodity.
4.
The practice of quoting from books or plays etc..



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"Quotation" Quotes from Famous Books



... he recognized her quotation, but he shook his head. "Choosing? I haven't any choice—except being decent about it. Don't you see I can't go? I can only try to keep from thinking ...
— The Camerons of Highboro • Beth B. Gilchrist
... less interesting on that account; its very fragility, in fact, constitutes its chief appeal. She has an engaging gift of definition that, combined with a keen appreciation of the obvious, makes her verses particularly susceptible to quotation. For instance:— ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920 • Various
... fight," said Uncle Billy in conclusion, finishing as usual with a scriptural quotation. "He have fought a good fight, and he have finished his co'se, but"—here his voice sank almost to a whisper—"he ...
— Ole Mammy's Torment • Annie Fellows Johnston
... said Emmy, "it's you that are discussing him. I'm not. The only remark I made about him was a quotation from mother." ...
— Septimus • William J. Locke
... counsel and prediction of fools, many kings, princes, states, and commonwealths have been preserved, several battles gained, and divers doubts of a most perplexed intricacy resolved. I am not so diffident of your memory as to hold it needful to refresh it with a quotation of examples, nor do I so far undervalue your judgment but that I think it will acquiesce in the reason of this my subsequent discourse. As he who narrowly takes heed to what concerns the dexterous management of his private affairs, domestic businesses, ...
— Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. • Francois Rabelais


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