citation

Plural: citations

Noun

• A formal reference to a source or an official commendation.
• an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
• (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
  • "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"
• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
• a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
• thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Examples

• Her play of CITATION earned a silent nod of approval and a significant score.
• It's a simple citation of facts.

Synonyms

acknowledgment, cite, commendation, credit, mention, quotation, quote, reference

Related Words

attestation, cite, CITATORY