Citation

n. quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law

A citation or bibliographic citation is a reference to a book, article, web page, or other published item with sufficient detail to identify the item uniquely. Unpublished writings or speech, such as working papers and personal communications, are also sometimes cited. Citations are provided in scholarly works, bibliographies, and indexes. The word citation may also mean the act of citing a work, that is, providing a reference to the work in the form of a bibliographic citation.
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Noun
1. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
(hypernym) thoroughbred

Noun
1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
(synonym) commendation
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(derivation) mention, cite
2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
(hypernym) speech act
(derivation) reference, cite
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. 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"
(synonym) acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
(hypernym) note, annotation, notation
(hyponym) photo credit
(derivation) reference, cite
4. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
(synonym) quotation, quote
(hypernym) excerpt, extract, selection
(hyponym) epigraph
(derivation) reference, cite
5. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
(hypernym) summons, process
(derivation) summon, summons, cite
(classification) law, jurisprudence

n. quotation, citation, quote; summons; mention; quoting, inclusion of part of an original message within a reply to a message or letter on the Internet (Computers)

(n.)
The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.
  

(n.)
Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
  

(n.)
An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
  

(n.)
A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.