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Nov 27, 2009
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quo•ta•tion



Pronunciation: (kwō-tā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
2. the act or practice of quoting.
3. Com.
a. the statement of the current or market price of a commodity or security.
b. the price so stated.

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