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Citation

Citation Meaning & Definition
Citation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Citation?

[n] thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
[n] a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
[n] a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
[n] an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
[n] 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"
[n] the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Citation: acknowledgment | commendation | credit | mention | quotation | quote | reference

Related Terms | Find terms related to Citation: accolade | acknowledgment | assault | attack | award | by-line | case | censure | certiorari | confession | credit line | cross reference | demonstration | eulogy | example | exemplification | garnishment | guerdon | habeas corpus | honorable mention | illustration | implication | impugnment | incrimination | inculpation | instance | involvement | item | kudos | mention | monition | panegyric | particular | praise | quotation | reference | reward | salutation | signature | subpoena | summons | trademark | tribute | venire | venire de novo | venire facias | writ of summons

See Also | accolade | annotation | award | cross-index | cross-reference | epigraph | excerpt | extract | honor | honour | laurels | mimesis | misquotation | notation | note | photo credit | process | selection | speech act | summons | thoroughbred

Citation In Webster's Dictionary

\Ci*ta"tion\, n. [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. --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.

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