citation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
2. (countable, uncountable) The paper containing such summons or notice.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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.
4. (countable, uncountable) An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
5. (countable, uncountable) The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
6. (countable, uncountable) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
7. (countable, uncountable) Enumeration; mention.
8. (countable, uncountable) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
9. (countable, uncountable) A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

Synonyms

quotation

quote

reference

mention

summons

subpoena

citing

excerpt

acknowledgment

credit

laurel

cite

reward

award

accolade

guerdon

premium

prize

medal

quoting

honor

honour

commendation

writ

lending

loaning

monition

note

order

passage

petition

presentation

process

recognition

referral

refer to

relation

remission

report

service

serving

suggest

ticket

🎫

trophy

🏆

truncation

excerption

judicial writ

service of process

process of monition

scare quote

Translations

citation

cita

📅

citazione

Zitat

citação

citación

αναφορά

citaat

aanhaling

παραπομπή

citació

Anführung

μνεία

κλήτευση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: citacioun

In summary

From Middle English citacioun, from Old French citation, from Latin citātiō. By surface analysis, cite + -ation.