Citation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
2. 2
   noun The paper containing such summons or notice.
3. 3
   noun The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words.
4. 4
   noun An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
5. 5
   noun The passage or words quoted; quotation.
6. 6
   noun A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
7. 7
   noun Enumeration; mention.
8. 8
   noun A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
9. 9
   noun A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.