Definition of: quotation

(kwō·tā′shən) noun
1. The act of quoting.
2. The words quoted or cited; a passage from a book or writing, cited or adduced.
3. A price quoted or current, as of securities, etc. [<Med. L quotatio, -onis <quotare. See QUOTE.]
—quo·ta′tion·al adjective
—quo·ta′tion·al·ly adverb
—quo·ta′tion·ist noun