quotation
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from…A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
» We need a firm quotation by Monday.
Meaning
5 senses(countable)A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
"Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
(uncountable)The act of quoting someone or something.
the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
(countable)A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.
Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.
Angebot, Preisangebot
расце́нкаrascénka, расце́ниваниеrascénivanije
(uncountable)The act of setting a price.
(countable, obsolete)A quota, a share.
Examples
32 sentencesWe need a firm quotation by Monday.
What's your favorite quotation?
I don't know how to use quotation marks.
Я не вмію користуватися лапками.
These are all quotations from the Bible.
ruЭто всё цитаты из Библии.
deDas sind alles Zitate aus der Bibel.
It's a quotation from Don Quixote.
Це цитата з "Дон Кіхота".
ruЭто цитата из «Дон-Кихота».
deDas ist ein Zitat aus „Don Quijote“.
Translations
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Origin
The obsolete sense of “quota”, from Medieval Latin quotātiō, from Latin quotāre, is attestThe obsolete sense of “quota”, from Medieval Latin quotātiō, from Latin quotāre, is attested from the 15th century. The sense “fragment of verbal expression”, attested from the 17th century, may come from this source, or else from the verb quote + -ation.
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Forms
plural: quotations| Singular | quotation |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable