quotations
noun
Form of quotation , plural of quotation.
Simple meaning
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kwohtayshuhnzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
kwoʊˈteɪʃənz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of quotation
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
plural of quotation
The act of quoting someone or something.
plural of quotation
A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.
plural of quotation
The act of setting a price.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
Used this way, quotations is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in literature or storytelling contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Literature/storytelling
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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