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Webster 1913 Edition

Citation

Ci-ta′tion

Noun.

[F.

citation

, LL.

citatio

, fr.L.

citare

to cite. See

Cite

]

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted; quotation.

This horse load of

citations

and fathers.

Milton.

Enumeration; mention;

as, a

citation

of facts

(Law)

A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.

Webster 1828 Edition

Citation

CITATION

, n.

A summons; an official call or notice, given to a person, to appear in a court, and answer to a demand; a call or notice to appear, in various other cases, and the paper containing such notice or call.

Quotation; the act of citing a passage from a book; or from another person, in his own words; also, the passage or words quoted.

Enumeration; mention.

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citation

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English

Noun

citation ‎(plural citations)

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.
The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words.
An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
The passage or words quoted; quotation.
Enumeration; mention; as, a 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

(passage of words): quotation
(passage of words): quote

Related terms

Translations

an official summons

Bulgarian: призовка f ‎(prizovka), изброяване n ‎(izbrojavane)
Dutch: dagvaarding (nl) m, n
German: Vorladung f

Greek: κλήτευση (el) f ‎(klítefsi), κλήση (el) f ‎(klísi)
Russian: вы́зов (ru) m ‎(výzov), пове́стка (ru) f ‎(povéstka)

the act of citing a passage from a book

Bulgarian: цити́ране n ‎(citírane)
Danish: citation c, citering c
Faroese: endurgeving f
German: Zitieren n
Greek: παράθεση (el) f ‎(paráthesi), παραπομπή (el) f ‎(parapompí), μνεία (el) f ‎(mneía)

Hebrew: ציטוט (he) m ‎(tzitut)
Romanian: citare (ro) f, citat (ro) n
Russian: цити́рование (ru) n ‎(citírovanije)
Spanish: cita (es) f, citación (es) f
Portuguese: citação (pt) f
Turkish: alıntı yapma, alıntılama (tr), iktibas etme (obsolescent)

the passage or words quoted; quotation

Bulgarian: цита́т (bg) m ‎(citát)
Finnish: lainaus (fi), sitaatti (fi)
German: Zitat (de) n, Zitierung (de) f
Greek: παράθεμα (el) n ‎(paráthema), χωρίο (el) n ‎(chorío), εδάφιο (el) n ‎(edáfio), παράθεση (el) f ‎(paráthesi), περικοπή (el) f ‎(perikopí)

Hebrew: ציטוט (he) m ‎(tzitut)
Portuguese: citação (pt) f
Romanian: citat (ro) n
Russian: цита́та (ru) f ‎(citáta)
Turkish: alıntı (tr), iktibas (tr) (obsolescent)

enumeration

German: Aufzählung (de) f
Greek: απαρίθμηση (el) f ‎(aparíthmisi), κατάλογος (el) m ‎(katálogos)

Russian: перечисле́ние (ru) n ‎(perečislénije)
Turkish: tadat (tr), zikir (tr)

a reference to decided cases, or books of authority

Bulgarian: позоваване n ‎(pozovavane)
Finnish: viite (fi)
Greek: αναφορά (el) f ‎(anaforá), παραπομπή (el) f ‎(parapompí)

Russian: ссы́лка (ru) f ‎(ssýlka), упомина́ние (ru) n ‎(upominánije) (mention)
Serbo-Croatian: navod (sh) m

a commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement

German: ehrenvolle Erwähnung f
Greek: εύφημος μνεία f ‎(éffimos mneía)

Maori: kupu hautoa
Russian: объявле́ние благода́рности n ‎(obʺjavlénije blagodárnosti)

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sitaˈɕoˀn/

Noun

citation c (singular definite citationen, plural indefinite citationer)

citation (act of citing)
quotation (act of quoting)

Inflection

Inflection of citation

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	citation	citationen	citationer	citationerne
genitive	citations	citationens	citationers	citationernes

Synonyms

citering

Derived terms

citationstegn

French

Etymology

From Latin citātiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.ta.sjɔ̃/
Homophone: citations

Noun

citation f ‎(plural citations)

citation, quotation

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin citātiō.

Noun

citation c

citation

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