CITATION


Meaning of CITATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sī-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Date: 13th century

1. : an official summons to appear (as before a court)

2.

a. : an act of quoting ; especially : the citing of a previously settled case at law

b. : excerpt , quotation

3. : mention : as

a. : a formal statement of the achievements of a person receiving an academic honor

b. : specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious performance of duty

Synonyms: see encomium

• ci·ta·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.