quotation
English
/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but also scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.
- A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.
- The act of setting a price.
- (obsolete) A quota, a share.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quotatio, quotāre affix from English quote.
Origin
English
quote
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Quotron English
- backquote English
- bequote English
- blockquote English
- disquotation English
- disquotational English
- disquote English
- enquote English
- midquote English
- misquotation English
- misquote English
- outquote English
- overquotation English
- overquote English
- quasiquotation English
- quasiquote English
- quotability English
- quotable English
- quotational English
- quotationally English
- quotationist English
- quotationless English
- quote English
- quotebook English
- quotee English
- quoteless English
- quotemaster English
- quoter English
- quotest English
- quoteth English
- quoteworthy English
- requotation English
- requote English
- semi-quote English
- semiquote English
- underquotation English
- underquote English
- unquote English
- quotatio Latin
- quotus Latin
- quotāre Latin
- quoten Middle English
- coter Old French
- kwotazzjoni Maltese
- quote
- quoter
- quotee
- quotest
- Quotron
- enquote
- quoteth
- requote
- bequote
- unquote
- disquote
- midquote
- quotable
- outquote
- misquote
- semiquote
- quotebook
- backquote
- quoteless
- overquote
- underquote
- quasiquote
- semi-quote
- blockquote
- quotability
- quotemaster
- requotation
- quoteworthy
- quotational
- quotationist
- misquotation
- disquotation
- overquotation
- quotationally
- quotationless
- disquotational
- quasiquotation
- underquotation