quotations

plural of quotation
as in quotes
a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: "So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each"

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Recent Examples of quotations Volume 1, 1929-1936 A great deal of solid history is packed into this important book, replete with quotations, statistics, references and appendices. Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024 Sometime late last week, spray-paint-wielding intruders turned the pink walls of this seven-bedroom mansion into a helter-skelter canvas of pop art, obscure quotations and political insinuations — the third hillside home in Los Angeles to be defaced in recent days. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024

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“Quotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quotations. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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