/ saɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] words or lines taken from a book or a speech
SYN quotation
2.
[ C ] an official statement about sth special that sb has done, especially about acts of courage in a war :
a citation for bravery
3.
[ U ] ( formal ) an act of citing or being cited :
Space does not permit the citation of the examples.
4.
[ C ] ( NAmE ) = summons :
The judge issued a contempt citation against the woman for violating a previous court order.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French , from Latin citatio(n-) , from citare cite.