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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Citation \Ci*ta"tion\, n. [F. citation, LL citatio, fr.L. citare to cite. See {Cite}] 1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice. 2. 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. 3. Enumeration; mention; as a citation of facts. 4. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: citation n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: {commendation}] 2: a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {credit}, {reference}, {mention}, {quotation}] 3: a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
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