AWL Sublist 7 · Academic Word

quotation

/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ Syllables: quo·ta·tion

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

A group of words taken from a text or speech; the act of citing such words.

Synonyms

citation excerpt passage

Antonyms

paraphrase summary

Translations

quotation in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

اقتباس، مقولة

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

جملة أو مجموعة من الكلمات تأخذها من كتاب أو خطاب لشخص آخر وتقولها كما هي.

Easy Explanation

A quotation is a cited passage from another source. Writers introduce each quotation with signal phrases and page numbers in academic essays.

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Memory TipQuote plus -ation — the quoted words or act of quoting.

Contextual Examples

Every quotation in the chapter includes a parenthetical citation with author and page number.

Long quotation blocks require indentation according to the style manual used by the journal.

Misattributed quotation spreads quickly online unless editors verify sources before republication.

Word Families & Pronunciation