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quotation

/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/noun3 syllables

Quotation means: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.

Synonyms for quotation7

noun, as in a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention

noun, as in a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

quote, citation

What does quotation mean?4

noun

1

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”

2

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

3

a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

4

the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.“since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with quotation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for quotation, grouped by syllable

Quotation in a sentence

  • The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable.al_ex_an_der
  • It seems to me better without the quotation marks.Eldad
  • You should put this phrase in quotation marks.AlanF_US
  • You should put quotation marks around this phrase.AlanF_US
  • I don't know how to use quotation marks.Hybrid
  • The full stop must be placed inside the quotation marks.sundown
  • The full stop must be placed within the quotation marks.sundown
  • The period must be placed outside the quotation marks.Ooneykcall

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Forms of quotation

as a noun

plural
quotations