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A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.countable
- "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
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The act of quoting someone or something.uncountable
- One of these preachers was a blacksmith, whose iron constitution had entirely given way, and the little strength that remained he exhausted in endless quotation of texts from the Bible.
- In his mature works, [Chinary] Ung pays regular homage to Cambodian music by evoking its ambience without resorting to quotation of specific Cambodian melodies.
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A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.countable
- Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.
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The act of setting a price.uncountable
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A quota, a share.countableobsolete
syn. quote