Phrase and Quotation

Phrase

Phrase noun - A sequence of words having a specific meaning.

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Quotation and phrase are semantically related in expression topic. In some cases you can use "Quotation" instead a noun "Phrase".

Nearby Words: phrasing, phrasal, phrased

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

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Phrase and quotation are semantically related in citation topic. Sometimes you can use "Phrase" instead a noun "Quotation".

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

musical	musical phrase	musical quotation
full	full phrase	full quotation
brief	brief phrase	brief quotation
following	following phrase	following quotation
Other adjectives: appropriate, popular, actual, memorable, famous, well-known, above, eponymous.

In later seasons of My Word, the final round consisted of Frank Muir and Denis Norden each telling a convulted shaggy dog story that ended with a pun based on a famous phrase or quotation.

Source: Feghoot
Just about every Islamic phrase or quotation sounds better in Arabic, of course.

Source: Useful Notes / Islam
In writing, quotation marks include the exact phrase they are quoting, and don't include extraneous punctuation.

Source: Useful Notes / British English

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Phrase & Quotation. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/quotation>.

Quotation or Phrase. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/quotation.

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