citation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English citacioun, from Old French citation, from Latin citātiō. By surface analysis, cite -ation.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/, [ˌsaɪˈtʰeɪʃn̩]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: ci‧tat‧ion
Noun
editcitation (countable and uncountable, plural citations)
- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- 1851, “United States Reports/Volume 70”, in Castro v. United States, United States Supreme Court:
- No citation was issued upon this appeal returnable to the next term of this court, nor was the record filed and the cause docketed during that term. On the 29th of May, 1865, however, a citation was issued, returnable at this term, and service of this citation was acknowledged by the present district attorney; and the writ was returned and the record filed at this term, under an agreement between the district attorney and the attorney for the claimants, to submit the cause upon printed briefs.
- 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.
- (lexicography) A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide[1], page 3:
- Historically, target words were garnered through focused reading programs and citations were handwritten on slips of paper which were collated alphabetically and stored in drawers for ready access (much like old-fashioned library catalogues).
- Enumeration; mention.
- It's a simple citation of facts.
- 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.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
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editTranslations
editan official summons
the act of citing a passage from a book
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the passage or words quoted; quotation — see quote
(lexicography) a quotation with attached bibliographical details
enumeration
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a reference to decided cases, or books of authority
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a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement
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See also
editDanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcitation c (singular definite citationen, plural indefinite citationer)
Inflection
editDeclension of citation
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | citation | citationen | citationer | citationerne |
genitive | citations | citationens | citationers | citationernes |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Latin citātiōnem.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /si.ta.sjɔ̃/
- Homophones: citations, citassions
Audio: (file)
Noun
editcitation f (plural citations)
Further reading
edit- “citation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old Occitan
editEtymology
editNoun
editcitation c
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