Noun: citation sI'tey-shun
- An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
"The soldier received a citation for his heroic actions";
- commendation
- (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
"The lawyer's citation of previous cases strengthened her argument"; "His frequent citations of Shakespeare impressed the audience"
- A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
"the student's essay failed to list several important citations";
- cite [informal, rare], acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
- A passage or expression that is quoted or cited
"The essay began with a relevant citation from Shakespeare";
- quotation, quote
- (law) a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
"He received a citation for speeding"
Derived forms: citations
Type of: accolade, annotation, award, excerpt, excerption, extract, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels, notation, note, process, selection, speech act, summons
Encyclopedia: Citation