Definitions for citation

Definitions for (noun) citation

Main entry: Citation

Definition: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948


Main entry: citation

Definition: a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding


Main entry: quotation, quote, citation

Definition: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited


Main entry: citation, commendation

Definition: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement


Main entry: mention, quotation, reference, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit

Definition: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Usage: 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


Main entry: citation

Definition: (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)


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