Definition of Citation form

1. Noun. The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary.

Exact synonyms: Entry Word, Main Entry Word
Generic synonyms: Descriptor, Form, Signifier, Word Form
Group relationships: Dictionary Entry, Lexical Entry

Definition of Citation form

1. Noun. the basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Citation Form

cistvaens
cisvestism
ciswoman
ciswomen
cit
citability
citable
citadel
citadels
cital
citalopram
citals
citation
citation-cord
citation cord
citation form (current term)
citation needed
citational
citationality
citations
citator
citators
citatory
citatuzumab bogatox
cite
cite chapter and verse
citeability
citeable
cited
citer

Literary usage of Citation form

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn (1842)
"Citation—Form .... 245 3. Libel and Allegation—Formt 261 7. Costs, and Form of Monition 4. Articles—Forms .... 283 5. Personal Answer—Forms . 298 6. ..."

2. Practice: Actions at Law in Pennsylvania ... with Forms by William Francis Johnson (1911)
"Order for citation — form. pear. 4. Interrogatories — form of. 8. Form of bail bond. 5. Attachment for contempt— 9. Order for commitment — form. form. ..."

3. A Treatise on the Law of Executors and Administrators by Edward Vaughan Williams, Roland Lomax Vaughan Williams, Joseph Fitz Randolph, William Talcott (1895)
"... action which is substituted for the citation form ¡contentious formerly used.16 business. J Action now «nb- When a will is to be proved in solemn form, ..."

4. The Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings at Law, in Ohio, and by Joseph Rockwell Swan (1850)
"... to the Supreme Court; and at the same time issues a citation. Form of the Return. , The answer of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas within named. ..."

5. Divorce Practice: Containing the Procedure in Divorce and Matrimonial Causes by Thomas William Henry Oakley, Great Britain Court of Appeal, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1885)
"13 of service on citation—Form of—Eule 14 ... ... 27153 authority • 21 of examination of office copies—Eule 119 ... ... 172 of registrar, application to set ..."

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