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Definition of Citation

1. Noun. An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement.

Exact synonyms: Commendation
Generic synonyms: Accolade, Award, Honor, Honour, Laurels
Derivative terms: Cite, Commend

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

Generic synonyms: Speech Act
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Cite, Cite, Cite

3. Noun. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. "The article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

Exact synonyms: Acknowledgment, Cite, Credit, Mention, Quotation, Reference
Generic synonyms: Annotation, Notation, Note
Specialized synonyms: Photo Credit, Cross-index, Cross-reference
Derivative terms: Acknowledge, Cite, Cite, Cite, Cite, Credit, Mention, Reference

4. Noun. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.

Exact synonyms: Quotation, Quote
Generic synonyms: Excerpt, Excerption, Extract, Selection
Specialized synonyms: Epigraph, Mimesis, Misquotation, Misquote
Derivative terms: Cite, Cite, Cite, Cite, Quote, Quote

5. Noun. A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding.

Generic synonyms: Process, Summons
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Cite

6. Noun. Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948.

Generic synonyms: Thoroughbred