Definition of quotations Quotations

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What does quotations mean?

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Noun Plural: quotations
quotation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
		quote, citation
		excerpt, excerption, extract, selection a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
		epigraph an engraved inscription
		mimesis the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
quotation - the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"
		practice, pattern a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
quotation - a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
		statement a document showing credits and debits
quotation - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
		citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention
		annotation, notation, note the act of adding notes
		photo credit a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph

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quotation (Noun)
A fragment of a human expression that is being referred to by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature, but also sentences from a speech, scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, etc. may be quoted.
quotation (Noun)
The act of naming a price; the price that has been quoted.

quotation (n.)
The act of quoting or citing.
quotation (n.)
That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration.
quotation (n.)
The naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also the price named.
quotation (n.)
Quota; share.
quotation (n.)
A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type, and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth, used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of chapters, etc.

quotation
A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.
quotation
A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
quotation
A statement of the current market price of a security or commodity.