Synonyms: quotation
Definition: the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
Usage: since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation
Similar words: practice, pattern
Definition: a customary way of operation or behavior
Usage: it is their practice to give annual raises; they changed their dietary pattern
Synonyms: quotation, quote, citation
Definition: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Similar words: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
Definition: a passage selected from a larger work
Usage: he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Synonyms: quotation
Definition: a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
Similar words: statement
Definition: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
Usage: according to his statement he was in London on that day
Synonyms: mention, quotation, reference, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit
Definition: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Usage: 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
Similar words: annotation, notation, note
Definition: a comment or instruction (usually added)
Usage: his notes were appended at the end of the article; he added a short notation to the address on the envelope