DIRECT QUOTATION Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase direct quotation. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DIRECT QUOTATION
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| citation | nounn | |||||||
noun • thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 • an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement • (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited • a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding | ||||||||
| excerpt | nounn | |||||||
noun • a passage selected from a larger work verb • take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | ||||||||
| quote | nounn | |||||||
noun • a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited verb • repeat a passage from • name the price of • refer to for illustration or proof • put quote marks around | ||||||||
| reference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a remark that calls attention to something or someone • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • an indicator that orients you generally • a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to • the act of referring or consulting • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to • (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored • the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to verb • refer to | ||||||||
| direct discourse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a report of the exact words used in a discourse | ||||||||
