All citation synonyms

noun citation

• quotation — something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
• commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
• summons — an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
• saying — what a person says or has to say.
• reference — pointer
• mention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
• quote — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
• illustration — something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.
• passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
• source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
• panegyric — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
• charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
• bidding — an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of, at someone's bidding)
• salutation — the act of saluting.
• tribute — a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
• reward — a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
• quoting — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
• award — An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well.