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Noun
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citations, plural;
  1. A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, esp. in a scholarly work
    • - there were dozens of citations from the works of Byron
    • - recognition through citation is one of the principal rewards in science
  2. A mention of a praiseworthy act or achievement in an official report, esp. that of a member of the armed forces in wartime

  3. A note accompanying an award, describing the reasons for it
    • - the Nobel citation noted that his discovery would be useful for energy conversion technology
  4. A reference to a former tried case, used as guidance in the trying of comparable cases or in support of an argument

  5. A summons
    • - a traffic citation
  1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
  2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
  3. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
  4. quotation: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
  5. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
  6. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
  7. Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source (not always the original source). More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression (e.g. ...
  8. Citation is the 4th album recorded by Scott Miller. It was released on March 24, 2006.
  9. Citation (April 11, 1945–August 8, 1970) was the eighth American Triple Crown winner, and one of three major North American Thoroughbreds (along with Cigar and Zenyatta) to win at least 16 races in a row in major stakes race competition. He was the first horse in history to win one million dollars.
  10. Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported. ...
  11. Legally, a summons (also known in England and Wales as a claim form) is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) or by an administrative agency of government (an administrative summons) for various purposes.
  12. (Cité (Paris Métro)) Cité is a metro station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
  13. 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; The passage or words quoted; quotation; Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts; A reference to decided ...
  14. (cite) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another; To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context; To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court
  15. (Citations) An award or recognition for feats performed during a game of Battlefield Live. Usually awarded to Veterans.
  16. Citations may be made by the examiner or author. They comprise a list of references that are believed to be relevant prior art and which may have contributed to the narrowing of the original application. The examiner can also cite references from technical journals, textbooks, handbooks and sources.
  17. (Citations) You can find these under the ‘Web Pages’ tab of a Google Local Listing
  18. (Citations) for wedding invitations and marriage announcements should be in a similar format, including the type of record, names of the groom and bride, date and place of the marriage, and name and address of the person who has possession of the item.
  19. (Citations) typical of nonfiction books that use information from other sources. Quoted and paraphrased information is referenced using footnotes or another method, and books/references used are listed in the Bibliography.
  20. (cite (v)) To quote by way of example, authority, or proof.
  21. (CITE) (or citation): To summon; to command the presence of a person; to notify a person of legal proceedings against him and require his appearance.
  22. (CITE) The OGC Conformance & Interoperability Testing & Evaluation Initiative (CITE) is an OGC Interoperability Initiative designed to test and evaluate OGC Interfaces and products that implement them. ...
  23. (Cite) To provide a brief description of a document you have used to inform your arguments in a university assignment, by providing a citation.
  24. (Cite) To quote or refer to.
  25. (Cite) acknowledge the use of information sources in communicating the product or performance.