citation.
An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
Meaning & usage
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 text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
An instance of having had one's work cited.
She has over 1,000 citations.
The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
Enumeration; mention.
It's a simple 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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English citacioun, from Old French citation, from Latin citātiō. By surface analysis, cite + -ation.
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