citation meaning and definition

CITATION noun

Definition of citation (noun)

1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
   • synonyms: commendation
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"
   • synonyms: acknowledgment, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference
4. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
   • synonyms: quotation, quote
5. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
6. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948