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.)