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quotation

quo·ta·tion
Q q

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwoh-tey-shuh n]
    • /kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwoh-tey-shuh n]
    • /kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of quotation word

  • noun quotation something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters. 1
  • noun quotation the act or practice of quoting. 1
  • noun quotation Commerce. the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security. the price so stated. 1
  • noun quotation A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker. 1
  • noun quotation quote of words 1
  • noun quotation price quoted 1
See all 20 definitions of quotation

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Origin of quotation

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; 1810-15 for def 3; < Medieval Latin quotātiōn- (stem of quotātiō), equivalent to quotāt(us) (past participle of quotāre; see quote) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Quotation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Quotation

quotation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

quotation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for quotation

noun quotation

  • quote — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
  • citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
  • line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
  • passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
  • extract — Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
All 17 Synonyms of quotation

Antonyms for quotation

noun quotation

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
  • refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
  • misquotation — the act of misquoting.
All 3 Antonyms of quotation

Top questions with quotation

  • when to use quotation marks?
  • how to use quotation marks?

Related words

  • quotation mark

    one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation.

  • quote

    to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.

  • open quote

    the quotation mark used to begin a quotation (“ or ").

  • citation

    A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.

  • close quote

    (used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.)

  • contextomy

    the practice of misquoting someone by shortening the quotation or by leaving out surrounding words or sentences that would place the quotation in context.
All related words to quotation

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