quo·ta·tion
/ˌkwōˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 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"synonyms: citation, quote, reference, mention, allusion, excerpt, extract, selection, passage, line, cutting, clip, clipping, snippet, reading, section, piece, part, fragment, portion, paragraph, verse, stanza, canto, sentence, phrase, cite, gobbet
- 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"synonyms: estimate, estimated price, price, quote, tender, bid, cost, charge, rate, figure
- a registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded."the company is being refused a quotation on the New York Stock Exchange"
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5 days ago · The meaning of QUOTATION is something that is quoted; especially : a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced. How to use quotation in a ...
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 ...
noun · a phrase or passage from a book, poem, play, etc, remembered and spoken, esp to illustrate succinctly or support a point or an argument · the act or ...
a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said:.
Jul 16, 2005 · According to Davidson, a quotation refers to an expression indirectly, by referring to a token that instantiates that expression. Davidson ...
Aug 11, 2011 · Quotation marks are ALWAYS used in pairs, one at the beginning of the quoted text and one at the end. The same rule applies to titles and ...