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quotation

noun

kwō-ˈtā-shən

Definition of quotation

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a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: "So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"

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Recent Examples of quotation Executives already use it to process immense volumes of invoices, orders, contracts and supplier quotations in seconds. — Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Some disagree in this detail, or that sequence of events, or this alleged quotation, or that reported participant. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 The evocative title is a quotation from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Like Paul Schrader’s 1982 version of the latter, this is an upscale genre piece whose pretensions towards Art are upfront, starting with a quotation from no less than Schopenhauer. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quotation

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Building a network from a standing start took far longer than the spreadsheet allowed, and pricing across a currency that has moved as sharply as the lira has in recent years can erase a margin between quote and payment.

— Ali Aydan, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Printed, cut out, and taped low along a gallery baseboard, these quotes are hard to read without crouching.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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