CITATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
    Hypernyms(s) Citation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
    Hypernyms(s) citation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) citation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) citation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) citation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
    Hypernyms(s) citation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)