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citation

[ sahy-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:

    She received a presidential citation.

  2. any award or commendation, as for outstanding service, hard work, or devotion to duty, especially a formal letter or statement recounting a person's achievements.

    Synonyms: kudos, reward, laurel, honor, award

  3. a summons, especially to appear in court.
  4. a document containing such a summons.
  5. the act of citing or quoting a reference to an authority or a precedent.
  6. a passage cited; quotation.

    Synonyms: quote, extract, passage, excerpt

  7. Also . a quotation showing a particular word or phrase in context.
  8. Also . mention or enumeration.


citation

/ ˈsaɪtətərɪ; -trɪ; saɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the quoting of a book or author in support of a fact
  2. a passage or source cited for this purpose
  3. a listing or recounting, as of facts
  4. an official commendation or award, esp for bravery or outstanding service, work, etc, usually in the form of a formal statement made in public
  5. law
    1. an official summons to appear in court
    2. the document containing such a summons
  6. law the quoting of decided cases to serve as guidance to a court
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • citatory, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ci·tation·al adjective
  • nonci·tation noun
  • preci·tation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of citation1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English citacio(u)n, from Late Latin citātiōn- (stem of citātiō ), equivalent to Latin citāt(us), past participle of citāre “to set in motion, call before a court” + -iōn- noun suffix; cite 1none, -ion none
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Example Sentences

In response to questions about overall police enforcement of a seditious language law, he sent VOSD the definition of a citation.

Nearly half of the citations went to people between 19 and 28 years old.

List your business in the largest and most relevant directories for your city or region to get the most coverage from relevant citations.

Structured citations an essential element in local SEO despite the reduced effectiveness they once had as a ranking factor.

You don’t need a lot of these sites to complete an effective citation profile.

That officer believed my fair-skinned son was white, according to the traffic citation I examined.

The university claims students can face a citation or fine for violating the UNO smoking prohibition.

The sort of reader who believes that typing Do you have a citation for that?

Saying so is to make a statement so obvious as to defy the need for citation.

Jamelle calls the act of crossing the border a minor deal, akin to a traffic citation.

It is often convenient for a teacher, and others, to recall the number of a page of a book in which a citation is found.

It is the latest work on the subject, especially rich in the citation of authorities.

We should deal unfairly with it were we to attempt either citation or summary.

Here, certainly, as in the previous citation, the idea is not identical with that expressed by Hamlet.

The laws of Lycurgus were in many instances utterly subversive of morality, and too outrageous for citation.

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