цитата — meaning in English

English meaning

• excerpt noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
• quote noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.

Senses

цитата is used for these senses in English:

• excerpt (transitive) To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.
• quote A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

excerpt — full definition

1. noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
2. verb To take a passage out of a longer work in order to quote or publish it separately.

quote — full definition

1. noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
2. noun A stated price for a job or service.
3. verb To repeat someone's exact words.

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