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quotation vs excerption

excerption vs quotation

quotation and excerption both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quotation Yes No No No
excerption Yes No No No
As nouns, excerption is a hypernym of quotation; that is, excerption is a word with a broader meaning than quotation:
  • quotation: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
  • excerption: a passage selected from a larger work
Other hypernyms of quotation include excerpt, extract, selection.
quotation (noun) excerption (noun)
the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited a passage selected from a larger work
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
Difference between quotation and excerption

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