quotation
noun
quo·ta·tion
kwō-ˈtā-shən 
also kō-
1
: something that is quoted
especially
: a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced
2
a
: the act or process of quoting
b(1)
: the naming or publishing of current bids and offers or prices of securities or commodities
(2)
: the bids, offers, or prices so named or published
especially
: the highest bid and lowest offer for a particular security in a given market at a given time
Examples of quotation in a Sentence
He gathered quotations from the trial transcript to prove his point.
a well-known quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln
a book of humorous quotations
She relied heavily on quotation in her essays, which made them less original.
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The author also varies the texture of the book by inserting poems, quotations, dramatic dialogue, a veiled account of her unhappy days at boarding school, and a lengthy digression on the German mystic Friederike Hauffe, who claimed to be clairvoyant and to communicate with spirits.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
This crackling movie begins with what some might take for a bit of misdirection: a quotation from a poem by Arseny Tarkovsky, the father of the great filmmaker Andrei.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Maybe that will be my own famous quotation some day.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
The book is a fun pile of quotations from Post employees and other voices on the paper’s past half century.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
This crackling movie begins with what some might take for a bit of misdirection: a quotation from a poem by Arseny Tarkovsky, the father of the great filmmaker Andrei.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Maybe that will be my own famous quotation some day.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
The book is a fun pile of quotations from Post employees and other voices on the paper’s past half century.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for quotation
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“Quotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quotation. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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quotation
noun
quo·ta·tion
kwō-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act or process of quoting
2
: the prices currently bid or offered for stocks, bonds, or goods
3
: something that is quoted
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