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==Origin==

==Origin==

Medieval Latin ''quotare'' to mark the [[number]] of, number [[references]], from [[Latin]] ''quotus'' of what number or [[quantity]], from ''quot'' how many, (as) many as; akin to [[Latin]] ''qui'' who

Medieval Latin ''quotare'' to mark the [[number]] of, number [[references]], from [[Latin]] ''quotus'' of what number or [[quantity]], from ''quot'' how many, (as) many as; akin to [[Latin]] ''qui'' who

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1582]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1582]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : to [[speak]] or [[write]] (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment  

*1a : to [[speak]] or [[write]] (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment  

*4: to set off by quotation marks  

*4: to set off by quotation marks  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Quotation''' is the [[repetition]] of someone else's [[statement]] or [[thoughts]]. This can be in the [[form]] of [[words]], [[songs]], American Sign Language, written, or any other form of communication. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark Quotation marks] are punctuation marks used in [[text]] to indicate the [[words]] of another [[speaker]] or [[writer]]. Both of these [[words]] are sometimes abbreviated as "quote(s)".

'''Quotation''' is the [[repetition]] of someone else's [[statement]] or [[thoughts]]. This can be in the [[form]] of [[words]], [[songs]], American Sign Language, written, or any other form of communication. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark Quotation marks] are punctuation marks used in [[text]] to indicate the [[words]] of another [[speaker]] or [[writer]]. Both of these [[words]] are sometimes abbreviated as "quote(s)".

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]