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Collocations for quotation - noun

1. words taken from a book, etc.

ADJECTIVE

famous, memorable
direct, verbatim
a direct quotation from a recent speech by the president
illustrative
selective
biblical, scriptural

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VERB + quotation

take
My quotation is taken from ‘Hamlet’.
attribute
cite

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quotation + VERB

come from sth
Where does that quotation come from?

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quotation + NOUN

marks
If you take text from other sources, place it in quotation marks.

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PREPOSITION

quotation from
It's a quotation from a poem by Keats.

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2. (esp. AmE) price that will be charged for a piece of work

→ See also quote

ADJECTIVE

written
free
detailed

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VERB + quotation

give (sb), provide (sb with), supply (sb with)
Most builders will give you a free quotation.
get, obtain
accept

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PREPOSITION

quotation for
Always get several quotations for the job.

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