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Quotation

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

The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable.
"Love your neighbour as yourself" is a quotation from the Bible.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She opened her speech with a famous ____ from a philosopher whose work had inspired her career.

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