Reference meaning

quotation

noun·Reference

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

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Other meanings

2. noun

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

3. noun

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

4. noun

the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.

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