QUOTATION

• (noun) the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.

  "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

• (noun) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

  synonyms : citation , quote

• (noun) a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : acknowledgment , citation , cite , credit , mention , reference

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