Book Of Quotations Definition

Prior to publication it was referred to by its working title the yale dictionary of quotations.

Book of quotations definition. A passage referred to repeated or adduced. A phrase or passage from a book poem play etc remembered and spoken esp to illustrate succinctly or support a point or an argument. A phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature poetry etc.

A phrase or passage from a book poem play etc remembered and spoken esp to illustrate succinctly or support a point or an argument. Shapiro it was published by yale university press in 2006 with a foreword by joseph epstein isbn 978 0 300 10798 2. Commerce commerce a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity.

Something that is quoted especially. The act or habit of quoting from books plays poems etc. It is arranged alphabetically by author with some in.

Best books of collected quotes sayings or reflections score a book s total score is based on multiple factors including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The act or habit of quoting from books plays poems etc. The yale book of quotations is the most complete up to date and authoritative quotation dictionary ever compiled.

The book presents over 12 000 quotations on 1067 pages. Shapiro used innovative research techniques to ensure that the most popular and eloquent quotations especially modern and american ones often missed by other dictionaries were included. The act or process of quoting.

The yale book of quotations is a quotations collection that focuses on modern and american quotations and claims a high level of scholarship and reliability. Commerce a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity. The editor fred r.