quotation

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

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• Hyphenation: quo‧ta‧tion

Noun

Singular quotation

Plural quotations

Quotation from "The Tin Drum" at Günter Grass pre-war house in Gdańsk

1. (countable) A quotation is a sentence or phrase that was said by someone and is now being used or referred to by somebody else. Quotations can be from books, movies, speeches, television shows, songs, etc.

   This chapter began with a quotation from Monica Furlong.

   Consider the following quotation from the Bible: Job 16:18: "O earth, cover not thou my blood."

2. (uncountable) Quotation is the act of using somebody else's exact words.
3. (commerce); (countable) A quotation is a report of the cost or value of something.

Synonyms

• quote

Related words

• quote
• quotation mark