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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “quotation”

“quotation” is pronounced /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ (kwoh-TAY-shuhn) in American English and /kwəʊteɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “at”.
The sound

Say “quotation” in 3 beats

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quotation

/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kwəʊteɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. quotkwoʊ
  2. atteɪstress
  3. ionʃən
IPA (American)
/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/kwəʊteɪʃən/
Respelling
kwoh-TAY-shuhn
Syllables
3 — quot-AT-ion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: quot-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

British

/kwəʊteɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “quotation” means

  1. noun

    a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

    “the student's essay failed to list several important citations”

  2. noun

    a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

  3. noun

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

Say it in a sentence

“Use a short quotation only when the exact words matter.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
kkwwoʊlong otteɪlong aʃshəschwann

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Questions

“quotation”, answered

How do you pronounce “quotation”?

“quotation” is pronounced /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ (kwoh-TAY-shuhn) in American English and /kwəʊteɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as quot-AT-ion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “quotation” have?

3: quot · at · ion. The beat lands on the second, “at”.

Is “quotation” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ (kwoh-TAY-shuhn); British English says /kwəʊteɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “quotation” mean?

As a noun: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage For example: “the student's essay failed to list several important citations” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “quotation”?

Stress the second syllable: quot-AT-ion. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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