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CITATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
thoroughbred (a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("citation" is a kind of...):
process; summons (a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
cite (call in an official matter, such as to attend court)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A passage or expression that is quoted or cited
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("citation" is a kind of...):
excerpt; excerption; extract; selection (a passage selected from a larger work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "citation"):
epigraph (a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing)
mimesis (the representation of another person's words in a speech)
misquotation; misquote (an incorrect quotation)
Derivation:
cite (advance evidence for)
cite (repeat a passage from)
cite (make reference to)
cite (refer to)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
Synonyms:
citation; commendation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("citation" is a kind of...):
accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)
Derivation:
cite (commend)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Example:
the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
Synonyms:
acknowledgment; citation; cite; credit; mention; quotation; reference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("citation" is a kind of...):
annotation; notation; note (a comment or instruction (usually added))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "citation"):
photo credit (a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph)
cross-index; cross-reference (a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work)
Derivation:
cite (advance evidence for)
cite (repeat a passage from)
cite (make reference to)
cite (refer to)
Sense 6
Meaning:
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("citation" is a kind of...):
speech act (the use of language to perform some act)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
cite (repeat a passage from)
cite (make reference to)
cite (refer to)
