Synonyms for quotation

Noun

1. citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation, note, annotation, notation

usage: 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 cases"

2. quotation, quote, citation, excerpt, extract, selection

usage: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

3. quotation, statement

usage: a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

4. quotation, practice, pattern

usage: the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"