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Citation (Noun)

Meaning 1

An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Commendation

Hypernyms

  • Laurels
  • Accolade
  • Honour
  • Honor

Related Words

  • Cite (verb)

Meaning 2

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Quote
  • Quotation

Hypernyms

  • Selection
  • Excerpt
  • Excerption

Hyponyms

  • Epigraph
  • Misquotation
  • Misquote
  • Mimesis

Related Words

  • Cite (verb)

Meaning 3

Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Meaning 4

A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Hypernyms

  • Process

Related Words

  • Cite (verb)

Meaning 5

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Credit
  • Mention
  • Quotation
  • Acknowledgment
  • Cite
  • Reference

Hypernyms

  • Annotation
  • Notation

Hyponyms

  • Cross-index

Related Words

  • Cite (verb)

Meaning 6

(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.).

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Related Words

  • Cite (verb)
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