quo|ta|tion

quo|ta|tion
quo|ta|tion «kwoh TAY shuhn», noun.
1. a) somebody's words repeated exactly by another person; passage quoted from a book or speech: »

When the quotation is not only apt, but has in it a term of wit or satire, it is still the better qualified for a medal, as it has a double capacity of pleasing (Joseph Addison).

 b) a part from an artistic composition repeated in a new creation: »

…a whispered quotation from Schubert's piano introduction… (New York Times).

2. the act of quoting; practice of citing: »

Quotation is a habit of some preachers. Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world (Samuel Johnson). Emerson…believed in quotation, and borrowed from everybody…not in any stealthy or shamefaced way, but proudly (Oliver Wendell Holmes).

3. a) the act or process of stating the current price of a bond, stock, commodity, or other security. b) the price stated: »

What was today's market quotation on wheat?


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  • quo — ae·quo·rea; quo·mi·nus; quo·mo·do; quo·rum; quo·ta·tion; quo·ta·tion·al; quo·tient; quo·tum; quo; ae·quo·rin; quo·ta; quo·tid·i·an; quo·ta·tion·al·ly; …   English syllables

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  • quotation — quo·ta·tion …   English syllables

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