Synonyms for Quotation
kwoʊˈteɪ ʃənquo·ta·tion

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1. quotationnoun

   Synonyms:
   quote, citation

2. quotationnoun

   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.

   Where they burn books, they will also burn people is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.

   Synonyms:
   quote, citation

3. quotationnoun

   The act of naming a price; the price that has been quoted.

   Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.

   Synonyms:
   quote, citation

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1. citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotationnoun

   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:
   extension, denotation, commendation, course credit, book of facts, character reference, credit rating, reference point, character, reference, mention, citation, honorable mention, deferred payment, acknowledgement, reference book, quote, acknowledgment, credit entry, recognition, computer address, consultation, address, source, quotation, cite, point of reference, credit, reference work

2. quotation, quote, citationnoun

   a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

   Synonyms:
   inverted comma, credit, quote, acknowledgment, mention, commendation, citation, quotation, reference, quotation mark, cite

3. quotationnoun

   a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

   Synonyms:
   quote, acknowledgment, mention, reference, credit, cite, citation

4. quotationnoun

   the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.

   "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

   Synonyms:
   quote, acknowledgment, mention, reference, credit, cite, citation

Matched Categories

1. • Excerpt
   • Note
   • Practice
   • Statement

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quotationnoun

   Synonyms:
   citation, extract

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1. quotationnoun

   Synonyms:
   citation, excerpt

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1. List of paraphrases for "quotation":

   quote, citation, supply, rating, offer, summons, offering, offerings, commendation, bid

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How to use Quotation in a sentence?

1. Brendan Francis:

   A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.

2. Samuel Johnson:

   Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.

3. Jean Peters:

   Most of us have heard the famous quotation that' injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,' kevin Strickland stands as our own example of what happens when a system set to be just, just gets it terribly wrong.

4. Dorothy L. Sayers:

   I always have a quotation for everything, it saves original thinking.

5. Goh Guek Eng:

   Good news: Product transfers from China are leading to more quotation requests and order overflow, bad news: Materials are not coming in from China.