Definition of citation Citation

/sajtejˈʃʌn/ - [sayteyshun] - ci•ta•tion

We found 20 definitions of citation from 5 different sources.

What does citation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: citations
citation - 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"
		cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
		annotation, notation, note the act of adding notes
		photo credit a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
citation - (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
		speech act the use of language to perform some act
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
citation - an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
		commendation
		accolade, laurels, award, honor, honour a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
citation - a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
		summons, process a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
citation - thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
citation - a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
		quotation, quote
		excerpt, excerption, extract, selection a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
		epigraph an engraved inscription
		mimesis the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature

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Wiktionary

citation (Noun)
An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
citation (Noun)
The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words.
citation (Noun)
An entry in a list of sources from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
citation (Noun)
The passage or words quoted; quotation.
citation (Noun)
Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
citation (Noun)
A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
citation (Noun)
A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

citation (n.)
An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
citation (n.)
The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.
citation (n.)
Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.
citation (n.)
A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.