Definitions of Citation:

  • noun:   thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
  • noun:   a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
  • noun:   an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
  • noun:   a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    Example: "The student's essay failed to list several important citations"
  • noun:   (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
  • noun:   a passage or expression that is quoted or cited