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citation

noun(ci-ta-tion)

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Synonyms: acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference,

Examples:

The student's essay failed to list several important citations.

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noun(ci-ta-tion)

a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Synonyms: quotation, quote,

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noun(ci-ta-tion)

an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

Synonyms: commendation,

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noun(ci-ta-tion)

a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

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

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noun(ci-ta-tion)

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948

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