NOUN | communication | quotation, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage |
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communication | quotation, quote, citation | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited | |
communication | quotation | a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity | |
act | quotation | the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. |
Sounds | kwowtey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. | |
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Synonyms | citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention | |
Narrower | cross-reference, cross-index | A reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work |
photo credit | A note acknowledging the source of a published photograph | |
Broader | note, annotation, notation | A comment or instruction (usually added) |
Spanish | cita, mención, referencia, remisión | |
Catalan | citació, cita, menció, remissió |
Meaning | A passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited. | |
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Synonyms | quote, citation | |
Narrower | epigraph | A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing |
mimesis | The representation of another person's words in a speech | |
misquotation, misquote | An incorrect quotation | |
Broader | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | A passage selected from a larger / larger work |
Spanish | citación, cita | |
Catalan | citació, cita | |
Verbs | quote | repeat a passage from |
Meaning | A statement of the current market price of a security or commodity. | |
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Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
Spanish | cotización | |
Verbs | quote | name the price of |
Meaning | The practice of quoting from books or plays etc.. | |
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Example | "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" | |
Broader | practice, pattern | A customary way / way of operation or behavior |
Verbs | quote | repeat a passage from |
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