Citation

[saɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] or [saɪ'teʃən]

Definition

(noun.) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948.

(noun.) a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding.

(noun.) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement.

(noun.) 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'.

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

Checked by Alfreda--From WordNet

Definition

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

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

Editor: Ronda

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Summons, official call or notice.[2]. Quotation, extract, excerpt, quoted passage.[3]. Enumeration, mention.

Editor: Terence