quotation

noun

1. 1

   the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.

   since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation

2. 2

   a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

3. 3

   a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

4. 4

   a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

   the student's essay failed to list several important citations

   the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book