HyperDic: quotation

English > 4 senses of the word quotation:
NOUNcommunicationquotation, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mentiona short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
communicationquotation, quote, citationa passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited
communicationquotationa statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
actquotationthe practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
quotation > pronunciation
Soundskwowtey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > quotation: 4 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
Synonymscitation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention
Narrowercross-reference, cross-indexA reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
photo creditA note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
Broadernote, annotation, notationA comment or instruction (usually added)
Spanishcita, mención, referencia, remisión
Catalancitació, cita, menció, remissió
English > quotation: 4 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningA passage or expression that is quoted or cited / cited.
Synonymsquote, citation
NarrowerepigraphA quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
mimesisThe representation of another person's words in a speech
misquotation, misquoteAn incorrect quotation
Broaderexcerpt, excerption, extract, selectionA passage selected from a larger / larger work
Spanishcitación, cita
Catalancitació, cita
Verbsquoterepeat a passage from
English > quotation: 4 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningA statement of the current market price of a security or commodity.
BroaderstatementA message that is stated or declared
Spanishcotización
Verbsquotename the price of
English > quotation: 4 senses > noun 4, act
MeaningThe practice of quoting from books or plays etc..
Example"since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"
Broaderpractice, patternA customary way / way of operation or behavior
Verbsquoterepeat a passage from

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