Quotation and Source

Quotation

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

Source and quotation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Quotation".

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

Source

Source noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.
Usage example: the professor asked the students to have at least five different sources for their papers

Quotation and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quotation" instead a noun "Source".

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popular popular quotation popular source
actual actual quotation actual source
constant constant quotation constant source
important important quotation important source

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / If... His reaction to Travis demonstrating he actually knows the source of a quotation says otherwise.
    Source: Film / If...
  • A chapter of Runaways has Nico go into a church and quote the Bible to a priest, who immediately assumes that she is a New Age goth until she reveals the source of her quotation.
  • Epigraph Sanderson likes doing this with his fantasy works - at the beginning of each chapter is a quotation form an in-universe source.
    Source: Epigraph
Cite this Source
Source and Quotation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quotation/source
Quotation & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/quotation/source>.
Source or Quotation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quotation/source.
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