above quotation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaboveandquotation
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above
adverb
preposition
uk/əˈbʌv/us/əˈbʌv/
in or to a higher position than ...
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quotation
noun[C]
uk/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us/kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else ...
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(Definition ofaboveandquotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The second distinction indirectly expressed in theabovequotation, states that only analytic judgments are explicable in terms of relations between concepts.
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In the case of theabovequotation, the presence of the yellow blob in a brain image signifies an abnormal brain-mind-person.
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Theabovequotationshows the belief of several interviewees that regional discourses were no more than a fashion in the development scene.
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It presents results and obvious conclusions but, apart from theabovequotation, does not look forward.
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In theabovequotation, for instance, she refers to the cook using the masculine pronoun.
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Most important, the overall conceptualisation is underdeveloped, illustrated in two ways by theabovequotation.
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At the risk of laboring one point we have been emphasizing, it is worth drawing attention to the term "variety" in theabovequotation.
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When talking about dance music, he is careful to distinguish between traditional dance music and jazz (which for him, as seen in theabovequotation, also includes the tango).
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As theabovequotationsuggests, bureaucrats could no longer rely on the previous rules of the game to guarantee their long-term goals (promotions and side payments from big business).
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As may be seen in theabovequotation, she was very plain-spoken in her writing.
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From theabovequotationit can be understood how powerful the judge was in the political organisation of the country.
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It is entertaining reading, as some of the above quotations show.
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There are no known examples of theabovequotationbeing accompanied by a reference giving the year, the court, the state, or a link to the exact wording.
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He could never forget the hardships through which he had had to pass, and as theabovequotationindicates, he was unable to shake off the fear of failure.
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