quotation

noun

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: quo-ta-tion (3)

English Definition

A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author

Example Sentence

He used a famous quotation from Tagore in his speech.

US IPA /kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
UK IPA /kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/