citation

ci·ta·tion  (s-tshn)

n.

1. The act of citing.

2.

a. A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation.

b. A source so cited; a quotation.

3. Law A reference to previous court decisions or authoritative writings.

4. Enumeration or mention, as of facts, especially:

a. An official commendation for meritorious action, especially in military service: a citation for bravery.

b. A formal statement of the accomplishments of one being honored with an academic degree.

5. An official summons, especially one calling for appearance in court.

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ci·tation·al adj.

cita·tory (st-tôr, -tr) adj.

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citation

Noun

1. an official commendation or award, esp. for bravery

2. the quoting of a book or author

3. a quotation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	citation - an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement commendation accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
	2.	citation - (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.) speech act - the use of language to perform some act law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	citation - 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" cite, quotation, reference, acknowledgment, mention, credit annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
	4.	citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited quotation, quote excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" epigraph - a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech misquotation, misquote - an incorrect quotation
	5.	citation - a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding process, summons - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	6.	Citation - thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

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citation

noun 1. commendation, award, mention

noun 2. quotation, quote, reference, passage, illustration, excerpt

Translations

citation [saɪˈteɪʃən] n → cita;

(LAW) → citación f;

(MIL) → mención f

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citation [saɪˈteɪʃən] n → citation f;

(US) → P.-V m

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citation [saɪˈteɪʃən] n → Zitat nt;

(US) → Belobigung f;

(Law) → Vorladung f (vor Gericht)

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citation [saɪˈteɪʃən] n → citazione f