quotationOverview of noun quotation1. citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, 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")2. quotation, quote, citation -- (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited) 3. quotation -- (a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity) 4. quotation -- (the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |