definition of
quotation

[1] #1 quotation n. [citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention] a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "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. wn

[2] #2 quotation n. [quote, citation] a passage or expression that is quoted or cited. wn

[3] #3 quotation n. a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity. wn

[4] #4 quotation n. the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation". wn