quotation noun [C] (SAID) C2. a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said: At the beginning of the book there's a quotation from Abraham Lincoln. More examples.

Definition of quotation. 1 : something that is quoted especially : a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced. 2 a : the act or process of quoting. b (1) : the naming or publishing of current bids and offers or prices of securities or commodities.