Noun
1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;
"the student's essay failed to list several important citations""the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book""the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
3. a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
4. the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.;
"since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"