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Antonyms for quotation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwoh-tey-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən

Definition 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

Synonyms for quotation

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