QUOTATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
    Usage Example(s)
    • since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation
    Hypernyms(s) quotation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) quotation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
    Hypernyms(s) quotation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) quotation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)