citation

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Noun

1. 1
   An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
2. 2
   The paper containing such summons or notice.
3. 3
   The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
4. 4
   An entry in a list of sources from which information was taken, typically following a prescribed bibliographical style; a reference.
5. 5
   The passage or words quoted; a quotation.
6. 6
   A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
7. 7
   Enumeration; mention.
8. 8
   A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
9. 9
   A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.