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quo • ta • tion AWL| / kwou' teijn / noun [count]

( also informal quote ) ( English language arts )

words you say or write that another person said or wrote before

a quotation from a poem by Emily Dickinson

( also quote ) ( BUSINESS ) a statement that says how much a piece of work will probably cost

We got quotations from three different builders.

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quo • ta • tion marks / kwou ' tei/n marks / ( also quotes ) noun [ plural ]

the signs ( " " ) that you use in writing before and after the exact words that someone has said quote 1 AWL / kwout / verb ( quotes , quot - ing , quot - ed )

to repeat exactly something that another person said or wrote

She quoted from the Bible.

I think she offered to help, but don't quote me on that.

quote 2 / kwout / noun

1 [ count ] another word for quotation

need to get some quotes for the roof repairs.

quotes [ plural ] another word for quotation marks

quo • tient/ 'kwoujnt / noun [ count ]

( MATH ) the amount you get if you divide one number by another

The quotient of 48 divided by 12 is 4. —Look at IQ , product ( 2 ).

the Qu • r'an ( also the Qu - ran ) / 6s ks 'rsn ;

6s ks 'ran / noun [ singular ] ( religion ) = the Koran

Rr

R, r / ar / noun [ count ] ( plural R's, r's / arz / ) the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet "Rose" begins with an "R."

R & B / ,ar sn ' bi / abbreviation ( music ) short for rhythm and blues

rab • bi / ' r®bai / noun [ count ] ( plural rab - bis ) a leader or teacher of the Jewish religion

rab • bit / ' rrebst / noun [ count ]

a small animal with long ears. Rabbits live in holes under the ground.

ra • bies / reibiz / noun

[noncount]

a serious disease that people can get if a dog or another animal with the disease bites them The dog had rabies.

rac . coon

/ гж ' kun / noun [count]

a small animal with black fur around its eyes, and rings of black and white fur on its tail

race lO / l-eis/ noun [ count ]

( SPORTS ) a competition to see who can run, drive, ride, etc. fastest

Who won the race ? a horse race

a group of people of the same kind, for example with the same color skin, language, or customs

People of many different races live in this neighborhood.

race 2©/ reis / verb ( ac es , 'ac - in; , aced )

( SPORTS ) to run, drive, ride, etc. in a competition to see who is the fastest

He'll be racing against some of the finest runners in the country.

I'll race you to the other end of the pool.

to move, or to move someone or something, very fast He raced up the stairs.

The ambulance raced the injured woman to hospital.

race • track / ' reistrrek / noun [ count ]

a place where you go to see horse races

ra • cial / ' reijl / adjective

connected with people's race; happening between people of different races racial differences

rac • ing / ' reisig / noun [ noncount ]

the sport of taking part in races motor racing

ra • cism / ' reisizsm / noun [ noncount ]

the belief that some groups ( races ) of people are better

than others

rac • ist / ' reisist / noun [ count ] He's a total racist.

rac • ist / ' reisist / adjective

a racist comment

rack / r®k / noun [ cou nt ]

a kind of shelf made of bars, which you put things on a towel rack

rack • et / ' r®kst / noun

[ singular ] ( informal ) a loud noise

Stop making that terrible racket!

( also rac - quet ) [ count ] ( SPORTS ) a thing that you use for hitting the ball in sports such as tennis

—Look at the picture at tennis .

ra • dar / reidar / noun [ noncount ]

a way of finding where a ship, airplane, or other vehicle is and how fast it is traveling by using radio waves

ra • di • a • tion / ,reidi' eijn / noun [ noncount ]