Synonyms for quotation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kwoh-tey-shuhn

Phonetic Transcription : kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən

Définition of quotation

Origin : mid-15c., "numbering," later (1530s) "marginal notation," noun of action from quote (v.) or else from Medieval Latin quotationem (nominative quotatio), noun of action from past participle stem of quotare "to number." Meaning "an act of quoting" is from 1640s; that of "passage quoted" is from 1680s. Quotation marks attested by 1777.

noun citation

Example sentences :

And that was the nearest the little adventuress ever came to making a Biblical quotation.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

But I can't go on with the quotation unless I turn it into 'You're slave to thousands.'
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

It is sometimes an epigram, and at worst it is never a quotation.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

In June, 1795, the quotation of the assignat oscillated violently.
Extract from : « The Paper Moneys of Europe » by Francis W. Hirst

The minister had said "unattached," but Captain Obed did not offer to correct the quotation.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

This can be admitted just as easily as the quotation preceding.
Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby

This quotation is from the Munster Express, published in Limerick.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Her tone was placid enough, but she allowed the significance of the quotation to be marked.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

Nor in the moment was the blunder of his quotation noticed by any but Massingbred.
Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

"Are but as yesterday," Rose completed the quotation in her gentle voice.
Extract from : « 'Smiles' » by Eliot H. Robinson

Antonyms for quotation

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