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 Definitions of citation  [ɪˈteɪ ʃən]  

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Definition of 'citation' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) citation
the act of citing or quoting.

2.  citation
a reference to an authority or a precedent, esp. in law.

3.  citation
a passage cited; quotation.

4.  citation
mention of a soldier or a unit in official dispatches, usu. for gallantry.

5.  citation
an award, decoration, or the like, for exceptional military bravery.

6.  citation
any award or commendation, esp. for outstanding service or devotion to duty.

7.  citation
a summons, esp. to appear in court.

8.  citation
a document containing such a summons.

9.  citation
a quotation showing a particular word or phrase in context.

10.  citation
mention or enumeration.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME< LL citātiō= L citā(re) (see cite1) +-tiō-tion)

Definition of 'citation' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) citation, commendation
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

2. (noun) citation
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

3. (noun) citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
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"

4. (noun) quotation, quote, citation
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

5. (noun) citation
a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

6. (noun) Citation
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948


Definition of 'citation' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) citation
an official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice

2. (noun) citation
the act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation

3. (noun) citation
enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts

4. (noun) citation
a reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law



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