Dictionary Entry
quotation
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (4.56)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)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.
In a Sentence
“"Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.”
Published Usage Examples
“This quotation is a favorite of liberals, although it does not appear in the earliest and best manuscripts of the Gospel of Luke.”
“This quotation is attributed to Bill Gates, but Mr. Shapiro suspects that it is apocryphal, and is seeking the person who either said it or first attributed it to Mr. Gates.”
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Origin
Origin unknown; the term comes from the Latin *quotare* meaning ‘to mark a number.’
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