Citation
WordNet
noun
(1) Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
(2) A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
(3) A passage or expression that is quoted or cited
(4) An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
(5) 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"
(6) (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
- The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
- The passage or words quoted; quotation.
- Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
- A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.