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quotation
noun quo·ta·tion \kwō-ˈtā-shən also kō-\
: something that a person says or writes that is repeated or used by someone else in another piece of writing or a speech
: the act of using quotations in a piece of writing or a speech
: a written statement of how much money a particular job will cost to do
Full Definition of QUOTATION
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
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First Known Use of QUOTATION
1607
Rhymes with QUOTATION
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QUOTATION Defined for Kids
quotation
noun quo·ta·tion \kwō-ˈtā-shən\
Definition of QUOTATION for Kids
: material (as a sentence or passage from a book) that is repeated exactly by someone else
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