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quotation

quo·ta·tion

US/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

  • “the student”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

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3.
4.

the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.

  • “since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation”

Origin

The obsolete sense of “quota”, from Medieval Latin quotātiō, from Latin quotāre, is attested from the 15th century. The sense “fragment of verbal expression”, attested from the 17th century, may come from this source, or else from the verb quote + -ation.

Phrases

  • indirect quotation
  • logical quotation
  • quotation dash
  • quotation mark
  • request for quotation

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