Quotation Definition

kwō-tāshən
quotations
noun
quotations
The act or practice of quoting.
Webster's New World
The words or passage quoted.
Webster's New World
An explicit reference or allusion in an artistic work to a passage or element from another, usually well-known work.
American Heritage
The current quoted price of a stock, bond, commodity, etc.
Webster's New World
A document containing such a price or prices, usually an offer to sell that which is quoted.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quotation

Noun

Singular:
quotation
Plural:
quotations

Quotation Sentence Examples

  • The brevity of the note and its lack of doctrinal significance prevented it from gaining frequent quotation in the early Christian literature, but it appears in Marcion's canon as well as in the Muratorian, whilst Tertullian mentions, and Origen expressly quotes it.

  • A quotation from this gospel is given by Epiphanius.

  • The quotation shows that this gospel was the expression of complete pantheism.

  • The difficulty stated in the foregoing quotation, although now mainly of historic importance, exerted great influence upon the development of the American census prior to 1900.

  • On the title-page of both is the quotation "In his Temple doth every man speak of his honour."

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Words Starting With

QQUQUO

Words Ending With

NONION

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With Q9 Letter Words Ending With N