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Quotation vs. Reference — What's the Difference?

Quotation vs. Reference — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Quotation and Reference

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Quotation

A quotation is the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or passage from speech or text that someone has said or written. In oral speech, it is the representation of an utterance (i.e.

Reference

Reference is a relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object. The first object in this relation is said to refer to the second object.

Quotation

The act of quoting.

Reference

The act of referring to something
Filed away the article for future reference.

Quotation

A passage quoted.
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Reference

Significance for a specified matter; relation or relationship
Her speeches have special reference to environmental policy.

Quotation

An explicit reference or allusion in an artistic work to a passage or element from another, usually well-known work
"Direct quotations from other paintings are fairly sparse" (Robert Hughes).

Reference

Meaning or denotation
The reference of the word “lion” is to a kind of wild cat.

Quotation

The quoting of current prices and bids for securities and goods.

Reference

A mention of an occurrence or situation
Made frequent references to her promotion.

Quotation

The prices or bids cited.

Reference

A note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source.

Quotation

A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.

Reference

The passage or source so referred to.

Quotation

A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.
Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.

Reference

A work frequently used as a source.

Quotation

The act of setting a price.

Reference

A mark or footnote used to direct a reader elsewhere for additional information.

Quotation

(obsolete) A quota, a share.

Reference

Submission of a case to a referee.

Quotation

The act of quoting or citing.

Reference

Legal proceedings conducted before or by a referee.

Quotation

That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration.

Reference

A person who recommends another or who can vouch for another's fitness or qualifications, as for a job.

Quotation

The naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also, the price named.

Reference

A statement about a person's qualifications, character, and dependability.

Quotation

Quota; share.

Reference

To supply (a text) with references
The author hadn't adequately referenced the third chapter, so the copyeditor suggested adding more citations. This article is thoroughly referenced with up-to-date sources.

Quotation

A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type, and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth, used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of chapters, etc.

Reference

To cite as a reference
The monograph doesn't reference any peer-reviewed articles.

Quotation

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

Reference

Usage Problem To mention or allude to
The comedian's monologue referenced many Hollywood stars.

Quotation

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Reference

A relationship or relation (to something).

Quotation

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

Reference

A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.

Quotation

The practice of quoting from books or plays etc.;
Since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation

Reference

Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.

Reference

A person who provides this information; onlyn in UK English: a referee.

Reference

A reference work.

Reference

(attributive) That which serves as a reference work.
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Reference

The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.

Reference

(semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

Reference

(academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

Reference

(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

Reference

(computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

Reference

A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.

Reference

(obsolete) Appeal.

Reference

To provide a list of references for (a text).
You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it.

Reference

To refer to, to use as a reference.
Reference the dictionary for word meanings.

Reference

To mention, to cite.
In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.

Reference

(programming) To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.
The given pointer will reference the actual generated data.

Reference

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

Reference

That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.

Reference

Relation; regard; respect.
Something that hath a reference to my state.

Reference

One who, or that which, is referred to.

Reference

The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.

Reference

Appeal.

Reference

A remark that calls attention to something or someone;
She made frequent mention of her promotion
There was no mention of it
The speaker made several references to his wife

Reference

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

Reference

An indicator that orients you generally;
It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved

Reference

A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts;
He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

Reference

A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;
Requests for character references are all to often answered evasively

Reference

The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;
The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos

Reference

The act of referring or consulting;
Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer

Reference

A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to;
He carried an armful of references back to his desk
He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation

Reference

The relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to;
He argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes

Reference

Refer to;
He referenced his colleagues' work

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