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quotation

Words taken from a book or person.

Meanings of «quotation»

1 · noun

words taken from a book or person

She began her essay with a famous quotation.

2 · noun

a statement of the price for a job or service

The builder sent us a quotation for the roof repair.

Similar: estimateprice quotebid

Translation

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«quotation» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

words that point to or come from a source
referencea note that points to where information can be foundCheck the references at the end of the book.
citationformala formal reference that names the exact sourceAdd a citation for each fact in your paper.
quotationthe exact words taken from a book or a personThe speech began with a quotation from a famous poem.

Word family

quote B1 · verbquotation B1 · nounquotable B2 · adjective