quotation

英[kwə(ʊ)'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美[kwo'teʃən]

1. 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. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

3. a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

4. the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.;

"since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"