Line and Quotation

Line

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Quotation is a synonym for line in passage topic. In some cases you can use "Quotation" instead a noun "Line", when it comes to topics like excerpt.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Quotation

Quotation noun - A passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example.
Usage 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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Synonyms for Quotation

Line is a synonym for quotation in citation topic. You can use "Line" instead a noun "Quotation".

Nearby Words: quote, quota, quoted, quoting, quotable

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

full full line full quotation
brief brief line brief quotation
following following line following quotation
direct direct line direct quotation
Other adjectives: popular, actual, opening, memorable, famous, above.

Both words in one sentence

  • If that character is not in your group the line will simply have quotation marks around it and no named speaker
  • Jaime Lannister's famous line "There are no men like me" as a response to a character talking about "men like you" is a quotation from Big Bad Servalan in Blake's 7.
  • If that character is not present, then it will simply be a generic line in quotation marks.
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