Citation
(noun) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
citation
(noun) a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
quotation, quote, citation
(noun) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
citation, commendation
(noun) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
(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”
citation
(noun) (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
citation (countable and uncountable, plural citations)
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/her own words.
An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
The passage or words quoted; quotation.
(lexicography) 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.
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.
• (passage of words): quotation
• (passage of words): quote
Source: Wiktionary
Ci*ta"tion, n. Etym: [F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L. citare to cite. See Cite]
1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation. This horse load of citations and fathers. Milton.
3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
4. (Law)
Definition: A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
