citation
NounUS[sahy-tey-shuhn]/saɪˈteɪʃən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (6)citations
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statementSynonyms: commendationType of award, accolade
- thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948Instance of thoroughbred
- (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)Type of speech act
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”“the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”“the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”Synonyms: citeacknowledgmentcreditreferencementionquotationType of note, annotationKinds photo credit, cross-reference
- a passage or expression that is quoted or citedSynonyms: quotationquoteType of excerpt, excerptionKinds epigraph, agraphon, misquotation, mimesis
- a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceedingType of summons, process
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Translations
Noun quotation, citing a source
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ci·ta′tion noun
Origin: F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L. citare to cite. See Cite
1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.
This horse load of citations and fathers.— John Milton
3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
4. Law A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54