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quotations
We have found lemma(root) word of quotations : quotation.
Definitions
[kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker
(e.g: a quotation from Mark Twain)
- a formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service
(e.g: ensure you receive a written quotation covering all aspects of the job)
- a registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded
(e.g: the company is being refused a quotation on the New York Stock Exchange)
Phrases:
Origin
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mid 16th century (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare (see quote)
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