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quotation

noun

quo·​ta·​tion kwō-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce quotation (audio)
 also  kō-
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
(2)
: the bids, offers, or prices so named or published
especially : the highest bid and lowest offer for a particular security in a given market at a given time

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He gathered quotations from the trial transcript to prove his point. a well-known quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln a book of humorous quotations She relied heavily on quotation in her essays, which made them less original.
Recent Examples on the Web There’s no sense of pastiche, no resort to parody; direct quotation is limited to the few moments when Song is performing as Cio-Cio-San. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Armed with elementary knowledge and a sample letter template, we were tasked with finding a famous quotation, rendering it in calligraphy, and bringing it to class the following week. Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 29 July 2022 The standard quotation dictionaries were Bartlett's Quotations and The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. James Brown, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022 An earlier version of this article relied on an inaccurate quotation of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chuying’s remarks provided by state broadcaster CCTV. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 Chosen from that line-up, the sneaker headed to auction includes the Chicago-native’s signature quotation marks—carried over to the French label from his Off-White brand—around words on its soles and laces. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2022 For one thing, his characters are often literary folk, given to quotation. Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 John Madden was the living embodiment of that quotation. Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2021 Will those quotation marks stay in place during the course of the film or will matters start to become homicidal for real? Clark Collis, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of quotation was in 1607

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