"quotation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage (synset 106776392)
"the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

is a type of: annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added)
subtypes:
- photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
- cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
same as: acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, reference
A passage or expression that is quoted or cited (synset 106625409)
is a type of: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work
subtypes:
- epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
- mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech
- misquotation, misquote - an incorrect quotation
same as: citation, quote
A statement of the current market price of a security or commodity (synset 106768978)
is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
The practice of quoting from books or plays etc. (synset 101032674)
"since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

is a type of: pattern, practice - a customary way of operation or behavior