ALL meanings of citation
ci·ta·tion
C c - noun citation honorable mention in an official report for bravery or meritorious service in the armed forces 3
- noun citation a formal statement of the reasons for honoring a person in public with an award or degree 3
- countable noun citation A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done. 3
- countable noun citation A citation from a book or other piece of writing is a passage or phrase from it. 3
- countable noun citation A citation is the same as a summons. 3
- noun citation the quoting of a book or author in support of a fact 3
- noun citation a passage or source cited for this purpose 3
- noun citation a listing or recounting, as of facts 3
- noun citation an official commendation or award, esp for bravery or outstanding service, work, etc, usually in the form of a formal statement made in public 3
- noun citation an official summons to appear in court 3
- noun citation the document containing such a summons 3
- noun citation the quoting of decided cases to serve as guidance to a court 3
- noun citation a summons to appear before a court of law 3
- noun citation the act of citing, or quoting 3
- noun citation a passage cited; quotation 3
- noun citation a reference as to a legal statute, a previous law case, or a written authority, as precedent or justification 3
- noun citation Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry: She received a presidential citation. 1
- noun citation any award or commendation, as for outstanding service, hard work, or devotion to duty, especially a formal letter or statement recounting a person's achievements. Synonyms: official praise; award; honor, laurel, reward, kudos. 1
- noun citation a summons, especially to appear in court. 1
- noun citation a document containing such a summons. 1
- noun citation the act of citing or quoting a reference to an authority or a precedent. 1
- noun citation a passage cited; quotation. Synonyms: excerpt, passage, extract, quote. 1
- noun citation Also, cite. a quotation showing a particular word or phrase in context. 1
- noun citation Also, cite. mention or enumeration. 1
- noun citation law: summons 1
- noun citation quotation 1
- noun citation military: commendation 1
- noun citation A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work. 1
- noun citation An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice. 0
- noun citation The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words. 0
- noun citation An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context. 0
- noun citation The passage or words quoted; quotation. 0
- noun citation Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts. 0
- noun citation A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law. 0
- noun citation A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement. 0