Definition of
Citation
- (noun, communication) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
- (noun, communication) (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- (noun, communication) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
the article includes mention of similar clinical cases - (noun, communication) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
- (noun, communication) a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
- (noun, animal) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
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Synonyms of Citation
acknowledgment, cite, commendation, credit, mention, quotation, quote, reference
Alternate forms of Citation
Derivations: cite
Hyponyms: cross-index, cross-reference, epigraph, mimesis, misquotation, misquote, photo credit
Hypernyms: accolade, annotation, award, excerpt, excerption, extract, honor, honour, laurels, notation, note, process, selection, speech act, summons
Origin of the word Citation
- c.1300, from O.Fr. citation, from L. citationem (nom. citatio) "a command," pp. of citare "to summon" (see cite). Meaning "passage cited, quotation" is from 1540s. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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