| Main Entry: | quotation/quote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repetition of something spoken or written by someone |
Synonyms: |
citation, citing, cutting, excerpt, extract, passage, quote, recitation, reference, saying, selection |
| Main Entry: | quotation/quote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial estimate |
Synonyms: |
bid, bid price, charge, cost, current price, figure, market price, price, price named, published price, quote, rate, stated price, tender |
| Main Entry: | quote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeat something spoken, written by another |
Synonyms: |
adduce, attest, cite, detail, excerpt, extract, instance, name, paraphrase, parrot, proclaim, recall, recite, recollect, refer to, reference, retell |
| Notes: | one should use quote exclusively as a verb and use quotation as a noun |
| Main Entry: | citation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excerpt |
Synonyms: |
example, illustration, mention, passage, quotation, quote, quoting, reference, saying, source |
| Main Entry: | enumerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | list, count |
Synonyms: |
add up, calculate, cite, compute, count noses, detail, figure, identify, inventory, itemize, keep tabs, mention, name, number, particularize, quote, recapitulate, recite, reckon, recount, rehearse, relate, run down, run off, specialize, specify, spell out, sum, take account of, tally, tell, tick off, total |
Antonyms: |
not count |
| Main Entry: | excerpt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | citation; something taken from a whole |
Synonyms: |
extract, fragment, notation, note, part, passage, pericope, piece, portion, quotation, quote, saying, section, selection |
Antonyms: |
insert, whole |
| Main Entry: | excerpt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a part from a whole |
Synonyms: |
choose, cite, cull, extract, glean, note, pick, pick out, quote, select, single out |
Antonyms: |
insert |
| Main Entry: | exemplify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | serve as an example |
Synonyms: |
body, cite, clarify, clear up, demonstrate, depict, display, elucidate, emblematize, embody, enlighten, epitomize, evidence, exhibit, illuminate, illustrate, instance, manifest, mirror, personify, quote, represent, show, spell out, symbolize, typify |
| Main Entry: | extract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select a quotation |
Synonyms: |
abridge, abstract, bring forth, choose, cite, condense, copy, cull, cut out, deduce, derive, educe, elicit, evolve, excerpt, glean, quote, shorten |
Antonyms: |
edit in, insert |
| Main Entry: | instance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name |
Synonyms: |
adduce, cite, exemplify, illustrate, mention, quote, refer, show, specify |