quotation

noun

/kwəʊˈteɪʃn/

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(rather formal)
(also rather informal quote)
[countable] a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful
- a dictionary of quotations
- Two short quotations will illustrate my point.
- quotation from something The book began with a quotation from Goethe.
- a direct quotation from a recent speech by the president
see also misquotation
Extra Examples
- It's a quotation from a poem by Keats.
- My quotation is taken from ‘Hamlet’.
- Where does that quotation come from?
Topics Literature and writingb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- famous
- memorable
- direct
- …
verb + quotation
- take
- attribute
- cite
- …
quotation + verb
- come from something
quotation + noun
- marks
preposition
- quotation from
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[uncountable] the act of repeating something interesting or useful that another person has written or said
- The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.
[countable] (rather formal)
(also rather informal quote)
a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost synonym estimate
- You need to get a written quotation before they start work.
- We’ll give you a free quotation for replacing your windows.
Topics Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- written
- free
- detailed
- …
verb + quotation
- give (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- supply (somebody with)
- …
preposition
- quotation for
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[countable] (finance) a statement of the current value of goods or shares
- the latest quotations from the Stock Exchange
- It was the first football club to have a full stock market quotation.
Topics Moneyc1

Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare, from quot ‘how many’, or from medieval Latin quota.

单词	quotation
释义	quotation noun /kwəʊˈteɪʃn/ /kwəʊˈteɪʃn/ jump to other results (rather formal) (also rather informal quote) [countable] a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful a dictionary of quotations Two short quotations will illustrate my point. quotation from something The book began with a quotation from Goethe. a direct quotation from a recent speech by the president see also misquotation Extra Examples It's a quotation from a poem by Keats. My quotation is taken from ‘Hamlet’. Where does that quotation come from? Topics Literature and writingb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective famous memorable direct … verb + quotation take attribute cite … quotation + verb come from something quotation + noun marks preposition quotation from See full entry [uncountable] the act of repeating something interesting or useful that another person has written or said The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources. [countable] (rather formal) (also rather informal quote) a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost synonym estimate You need to get a written quotation before they start work. We’ll give you a free quotation for replacing your windows. Topics Moneyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective written free detailed … verb + quotation give (somebody) provide (somebody with) supply (somebody with) … preposition quotation for See full entry [countable] (finance) a statement of the current value of goods or shares the latest quotations from the Stock Exchange It was the first football club to have a full stock market quotation. Topics Moneyc1 Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare, from quot ‘how many’, or from medieval Latin quota.
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